Bull Caribou - Kuvianak Innovia Gift Tags

A bull caribou, or reindeer superimposed on an old paper, or parchment, background image. Inuktitut text reading "Kuvianak Innovia" (ᑯᕕᐊᓇᒃ ᐃᓄᕕᐊ - Merry Christmas), in the syllabic alphabet adopted in Nunavut, also appears. You may add your own additional text on the reverse side. The Inuit are commonly referred to as Eskimo, but that term is now disfavored as it is considered to be pejorative. The caribou (Rangifer tarandus), known as the reindeer outside of North America, is a deer of the Arctic and Subarctic. While overall widespread and numerous, some subspecies are rare and one has gone extinct. The Inuit word tuktu means - deer that never stops moving. Caribou are always on the move, going north to calve, heading for the winter grounds, and south in the summer. Caribou considerably in colour and size. Uniquely among deer, both genders grow antlers, though these are larger in the males and there are a few populations where females lack them completely. Caribou hunting and herding of semi-domesticated reindeer (for meat, hides, antlers, milk and transportation) are important to several Arctic and Sub-arctic people.