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    Eskimo: First Used by Europeans in The 1500s To Describe The Arctic People

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    The document discusses the Inuit people, including their history, culture, and modern lives. It notes that the term "Eskimo" was originally used by Europeans but is now considered negative, while "Inuit" means "people" and is preferred. Key aspects of traditional Inuit culture included nomadic hunting and fishing, igloo shelters, skin clothing, and spiritual practices like animism and shamanism. Today there are over 120,000 Inuit living in Greenland, Alaska, Canada, and Siberia, working in various industries while also maintaining aspects of their cultural heritage.

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    The document discusses the Inuit people, including their history, culture, and modern lives. It notes that the term "Eskimo" was originally used by Europeans but is now considered negative, while "Inuit" means "people" and is preferred. Key aspects of traditional Inuit culture included nomadic hunting and fishing, igloo shelters, skin clothing, and spiritual practices like animism and shamanism. Today there are over 120,000 Inuit living in Greenland, Alaska, Canada, and Siberia, working in various industries while also maintaining aspects of their cultural heritage.

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    The document discusses the Inuit people, including their history, culture, and modern lives. It notes that the term "Eskimo" was originally used by Europeans but is now considered negative, while "Inuit" means "people" and is preferred. Key aspects of traditional Inuit culture included nomadic hunting and fishing, igloo shelters, skin clothing, and spiritual practices like animism and shamanism. Today there are over 120,000 Inuit living in Greenland, Alaska, Canada, and Siberia, working in various industries while also maintaining aspects of their cultural heritage.

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    Eskimo: First used by Europeans in the 1500s to describe the Arctic people.

    Algonquian for “eaters of raw flesh.” Considered by many to be a negative term.

    Inuit (Also “Yuit”): Siberian and Alaskan for “people.” Preferred term.

    Appearance:

     broad and round faces


     high cheekbones
     narrow eyes
     epicanthic eye fold
     black hair

    Groupings:

     Greenland Inuit
     Labrador Inuit (Newfoundland to Hudson Bay)
     Central Inuit (Canada, Baffin Island, West Hudson Bay)
     Banks Island Inuit (Islands off Arctic Coast)
     Western Arctic Inuit
     Alaskan Inuit and Yuit
     Siberian Yuit

    History:

     Migrated across Bering Strait to Arctic North America


     2000-1800 BC arrived in Siberia
     1000 BC to 1300 AD eastern Canadian Dorset Inuit thrive
     Overrun by the Thule Inuit, who reached Greenland by 1200 AD
     Thule Inuit influenced by Norse culture, and by Danish culture in the 1700s
    Survival and Economics:

     Hunted whale, caribou, walrus, fish and seal


     Mainly lived in hide tents, used igloos as emergency shelter during long
    journeys
     Wore clothes made from animal skins

    Law and Order:

     Obligation to help one’s kin


     No shared legal constitution
     Community ridicule used as social control
     Settle feuds through wrestling matches or song duels

    Community and Education:

     Monogamy is the norm; Polygamy and Polyandry accepted


     Marriage based on divisions of labor
     Women cook, dress animal skins, and make clothes
     Men hunt, build houses and fish
     Kinship built with temporary wife exchanges

    Motivation and Activities:

     Provocative displays of emotion strongly disapproved


     Seasonal hunting and fishing cycles
     Nomadic
     Animism
     Shamans
     Myths reveal concern with survival
     Carved ornaments and masks of ivory, driftwood and whalebone

    Modern Inuit:

     Work in mining, construction, and government agencies


     Will hunt, serve as tour guides, and sell artwork
     Created the Alaskan Federation of Natives (1966)
     Working to determine land claims, control of economy and political rights
     More than 120,000 Inuit live today in Greenland, Alaska, Canada and
    Siberia

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