Inuit refers to people of the Canadian Arctic. They prefer the term over Eskimo which they find offensive. The word Eskimo is still used to refer to native people of Yupik in Alaska and Russia, they dislike being called Inuit. The two seperate groups speak different languages.
2006-10-06 01:52:38
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answered by short5641sweet 3
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The terms Inuit and Eskimo are the names applied to the Arctic-adapted groups who live in the region extending all the way from eastern Siberia to Greenland. Biological, linguistic and archaeological evidence indicates that these people (and the Aleuts of the Aleutian Islands) are distinct from other aboriginal populations of the Americas and probably derive from a more recent population movement out of Asia. Today the term "Eskimo" is widely thought to mean "eaters of raw meat" and to be rather insulting—in fact, that's probably not what it means although the exact source of the word isn't clear]. The term "Inuit" is also used by some people to describe all these populations although it is only in the dialects of some of the groups who live in the Canadian Arctic that this word is used for self-designation.
2006-10-06 01:41:13
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answered by forbidden_planet 4
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Idiots. Inuit is the Eskimo word for person. They simply use that word to describe themselves.
2006-10-06 01:38:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Inuit's is the name they have always had, Eskimo's is
a western given name and quite wrong .
2006-10-06 01:51:20
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answered by Anonymous
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I think they were inuits before we called them eskimos!
2006-10-06 01:37:16
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answered by Roxy 6
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they did. Eskimo comes from a French word, I think. Inuit is their own word, as is Nunavut and the other place names.
2006-10-06 18:43:43
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answered by brilbeaut 2
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Inuit is what an eskimo calls himself.As malamute is what he calls what we call a husky.
2006-10-06 02:45:03
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answered by joseph m 4
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Apparently Yupik Eskimos don't respond to 'Inuit'. They prefer Yupik OR Eskimo.
2016-07-03 13:25:49
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answered by Sydney 2
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Ai first they didn't like it ,but they got inuit after a while...Bwahahahahhahaha,,I kill me..
2006-10-06 02:25:28
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answered by Anonymous
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I think that when they migrated up to inutisville they pretty much brought that title upon themselves
2006-10-06 01:34:16
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answered by ninja cat 4
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