Laimiki Innuaraq has fond memories of living in a traditional Inuit sod house, or qammaq, from 1943 to 1963. The sod house, with the aid of just a single qulliq (a traditional oil lamp), was ...

Building a house There was little wood to build log cabins. Settlers built 'sod houses', while they lived out of doors - people did their cooking on an open fire. 2. Dirt and disease Outdoor ...