"Wim" wrote:

And.......eskimos are now called Inuit in case you did not know ;-)

Kinda depends, you know.

Yupik Eskimos don't. (They do like being call Yupik though!)

Inuit Eskimos like to be called Inuit.

Well, that is except for Inuit Eskimos who call themselves
Inupiat, because I have yet to meet any Inupiat who use the word
Inuit often. (Some of them intensely dislike the word.)

Russian Eskimos (all of whom are Yupik) don't like to be called
Inuit.

Canadian Eskimos (all of whom are Inuit) want to be called Inuit
and don't like to be called Eskimos.

Alaskan Eskimos prefer that you call them by their first name.
But if they are Yupik, they don't mind that, and if they are
Inupiat, they don't mind that. If you are referring to a crowd
that includes both, calling them Eskimos is just fine!

Garsh, I hope that isn't too confuseing. ;-)

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Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)