For Native peoples in the extreme northern parts of America (IE: the Inuits, Menik), how did they live in such extreme temperatures, and why did they decide to live in these areas instead of migrating elsewhere?

by lyube-enjoyer

I'm interested in how the peoples of this region lived, and why they decided to live there in spite of how arctic and dire these areas are to live in.

EDIT: I accidentally wrote Metis as Meniks, sorry about that

WelfOnTheShelf

Since we are still waiting for an answer to this question, I can at least point to an answer I wrote for a similar question: Were the Inuit pushed into that extremely harsh environment by rival tribes? What was their motivation for being there in the first place?