Lezi zikhumbuzo zamatshe zisebenza ukuqondisa nokuvikela umhambi
Ama-Inuksuk yizikhumbuzo ezinkulu zamatshe noma izigxobo ezisetshenziswa ama-Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, nabanye abantu base-Aboriginal besifunda sase-Arctic eNyakatho Melika.
Esiqhingini saseBaffin, kune-Inuksuk Point lapho kune-Inuksuit eyi-100, yingakho le ndawo yabizwa njengeNational Historic Site yaseCanada ngo-1969.
Izakhiwo ezinjalo ze-Inuksuk zitholakala zisuka e-Alaska ziye eGreenland. Lesi sifunda, ngenhla kwe-Arctic Circle, sibuswa yi-tundra biome, indawo eyomile futhi engenamithi kakhulu, equkethe izindawo ezinophawu lwemvelo oluncane.
Incazelo yendabuko ye-inuksuk ithi "Omunye ubelapha" noma "Usendleleni efanele." I-inuksuk kungenzeka ukuthi isetshenziselwe ukuzulazula, njengophawu lwendawo, umaki womhlaba wokuzingela, noma inhlanganisela ethile yalokhu okungenhla.
I-Inuksuk iyahlukahluka ngobukhulu nangosayizi, kepha wonke abelana ngezimpande ezijulile kusiko lama-Inuit. Ngokomlando, uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwe-inuksuk yitshe elilodwa elibekwe mpo.
Isakhiwo esifana ne-Inuksuk kodwa okumele simelele isibalo somuntu, okuthiwa i-inunnguaq, "ukulingisa umuntu"), sesijwayelene kakhulu nabangewona ama-Inuit. Kodwa-ke, akulona uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwe-inuksuk.
I-Inuksuk iyaqhubeka nokusebenza njengophawu olubalulekile lwamasiko ama-Inuit. Isibonelo, i-inuksuk iboniswa efulethini nasezingutsheni zensimu yaseCanada iNunavut, kanti isikole esiphakeme e-Iqaluit sibizwa nge-Inuksuk High School ngemuva kwezimpawu zomhlaba.