What type of economic system did the Inuit follow? The Arctic is a region of vast, treeless plains, icy seas, and barren, rocky islands. This harsh, cold land is the home of the Inuit. For thousands of years they were isolated from other peoples because of their remote location and difficult living conditions. They developed a way of life suited to their particular environment. An Inuit man and his son would stand on the ice for many motionless moments. They were poised above a seal’s air hole waiting with an uplifted spear. If they were successful in their hunt this father and son would use every part of the seal; the meat and blubber for food, the skin for clothing, and the sinew for string and rope. This type of hunting had been taking place for many generations in much the same way.