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From: (Floyd L. Davidson)
Subject: Re: Most recent common ancestors
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:00:55 -0900
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Steve Hayes <> wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:57:50 -0500, Denis Beauregard <>
>wrote:
>
>>"Eskimo" is the term once given to Inuit by European explorers and is
>>now rarely used in Canada. It is derived from an Algonquin term
>>meaning "raw meat eaters," and many people find the term offensive.
>>The term is still frequently used in the United States in reference to
>>Inuit in Alaska.
>
>Are there Inuit in Alaska?

The people in Alaska known as Inupiat are the same people that are
called Inuit in Canada and Greenland. None of those in Alaska much
care for the term Inuit though, and I've never heard it used here
by an Alaskan.

>But even if there are, not all Eskimos are Inuit.

In Alaska and Siberia that is true. Years ago most Yupik people
took some offense at being called Inuit. Today they don't seem
to care much, though I'm positive that most of them are annoyed
when somebody tries to lecture them that they are actually
Inuit, not Eskimos.

--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>;
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

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