Eli5: Why did civilizations such as the Pre Dorset, Thule, and Inuit not migrate south if their environments were so harsh and extreme?

Question

I read a few articles where some of these civilizations main focus was keeping warm because they were located so far north. So why would they not migrate more south?

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Answer 1

America wasn’t a peaceful shangrila before Europeans came. It was full of wars just like everywhere else. Wars for territory or resources or women etc.

People spread out to find their own territory. Inuit people moved far north as a defence against others who didn’t want to go far north.