The Inupiat, like other Arctic peoples, are primarily hunting groups. Among the Inupiat only men are hunters. What they hunt depends on where they are. The Nunamiut, who live inland, hunt caribou, grizzly bears, moose and dall sheep, while the Tareumiut, the coastal population, hunt walrus, seal, whale and in rare cases polar bears; however both groups depend on geese, ducks, rabbits and berries. Traditionally hunters traveled by dog ​​sled or canoe from place to place and used spears, harpoons and bows as weapons. Hunting is the most important duty of every Inupiat man due to the scarcity of any other resources. It is the most reliable way to obtain subsistence in the environment in which the Inupiat live and therefore a hunter must be skilled and lucky otherwise his family will starve. Although families generally operate independently of each other, communal hunting is common with groups of families banding together to bring back game and maximize hunting success. When this happens, the bounty is distributed among members of the hunt according to a predetermined set of rules agreed upon prior to the hunt. Upon the group's return, each member redistributes the game among the members of his family. Sharing across family lines is also encouraged within Inupiat culture. When times are good and food supplies are full there is little need for sharing between families, however, due to the nature of hunting, families never know when there may be a shortage. This type of sharing follows the general reciprocity model whereby a family would donate to its neighbors in the hope of receiving a similar sum at a future date, and so people could count on neighbors to help if a temporary food shortage occurred. Few t...... middle of sheet ......iaq.html#dist>.Stern, Pamela R. Historical dictionary of the Inuit. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2004. Print."Subsistence Hunting and Inupiat Eskimos | Cultural Survival." Subsistence hunting and Inupiat Eskimos | Cultural survival. Network. April 28, 2014. “Subsistence in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.” Subsistence in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Network. April 28, 2014. .Condon, Richard(1987). Inuit Youth and Change in the Canadian Arctic New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press.Billson, Janet Mancini, and Kyra Mancini. 2007. “Inuit Women: Their Powerful Spirit in a Century of Change.” Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.