"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Don't say that to anyone in Alaska, because the might laugh at
you. Even the Inupiat people (who actually are Inuit) don't use
the term Inuit.
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Hi Floyd: What you have mentioned may be true of the Western Arctic but
not so in the Eastern Arctic. The term Inuit is used by "the people" and
they absolutely detest the name Eskimo. It is considered, by themselves,
to be a racial slur. You are very correct when you say it was probably
started by Government's and the white traders despicable treatments of the
Inuit in times past.

James D. Carter

"Jim Carter" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Don't say that to anyone in Alaska, because the might laugh at
you. Even the Inupiat people (who actually are Inuit) don't use
the term Inuit.
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Hi Floyd: What you have mentioned may be true of the Western Arctic but
not so in the Eastern Arctic. The term Inuit is used by "the people" and
they absolutely detest the name Eskimo. It is considered, by themselves,
to be a racial slur. You are very correct when you say it was probably
started by Government's and the white traders despicable treatments of the
Inuit in times past.

I have yet to meet a Canadian or Greenland Eskimo who actually
got upset about the term Eskimo. What they get upset about is
the attitude of *people*, not the terminology.

Every single one of them that I've met were well aware of the
proper use of the the term, and had no problem with it.

You realize of course that it is rarely ever needed in Canada or
Greenland, simply because all of the Eskimos there are indeed
Inuit.

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Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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"Jim Carter" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Don't say that to anyone in Alaska, because the might laugh at
you. Even the Inupiat people (who actually are Inuit) don't use
the term Inuit.
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Hi Floyd: What you have mentioned may be true of the Western Arctic but
not so in the Eastern Arctic. The term Inuit is used by "the people"
and
they absolutely detest the name Eskimo. It is considered, by themselves,
to be a racial slur. You are very correct when you say it was probably
started by Government's and the white traders despicable treatments of the
Inuit in times past.

I have yet to meet a Canadian or Greenland Eskimo who actually
got upset about the term Eskimo. What they get upset about is
the attitude of *people*, not the terminology.

Every single one of them that I've met were well aware of the
proper use of the the term, and had no problem with it.

You realize of course that it is rarely ever needed in Canada or
Greenland, simply because all of the Eskimos there are indeed
Inuit.

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)



I was always partial to the Tuit's. Here is one that I love:

http://tinyurl.com/3svju

"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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I have yet to meet a Canadian or Greenland Eskimo who actually
got upset about the term Eskimo. What they get upset about is
the attitude of *people*, not the terminology.

Every single one of them that I've met were well aware of the
proper use of the the term, and had no problem with it.

You realize of course that it is rarely ever needed in Canada or
Greenland, simply because all of the Eskimos there are indeed
Inuit.
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Well Floyd, I guess there are some people in the USA who don't get upset
over the term "******" but most do.
There are some people in the USA who don't get upset over the term "Eskimo"
but most of the Inuit in Canada do get upset over this usage of a term from
the past.

James D. Carter

"Jim Carter" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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I have yet to meet a Canadian or Greenland Eskimo who actually
got upset about the term Eskimo. What they get upset about is
the attitude of *people*, not the terminology.

Every single one of them that I've met were well aware of the
proper use of the the term, and had no problem with it.

You realize of course that it is rarely ever needed in Canada or
Greenland, simply because all of the Eskimos there are indeed
Inuit.
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Well Floyd, I guess there are some people in the USA who don't get upset
over the term "******" but most do.

There is *no* comparison between the two words. Anybody who
*doesn't* get upset about the word "******" is an asshole, just
for starters and it probably gets worse after that. That word
has absolutely *no* credible use in the English language.

There are some people in the USA who don't get upset over the term "Eskimo"
but most of the Inuit in Canada do get upset over this usage of a term from
the past.

That isn't true. And as I've noted, there is *no* word in the
English language to replace it.

Just how many Eskimos have you ever discussed this topic with?

You want to insult someone... just try telling a few Yupik
people that they really should call themselves Inuit...

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Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Just how many Eskimos have you ever discussed this topic with?
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Hi Floyd: I have discussed it with several Inuit at the home of my niece in
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.

James D. Carter

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Just how many Eskimos have you ever discussed this topic with?
Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Hi Floyd: I have discussed it with several Inuit at the home of my niece
in
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.

Are all persons of first nations identify in Canada called Inuit? I didn't
think so!

"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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Are all persons of first nations identify in Canada called Inuit? I didn't
think so!
No Bert, they are not. Some of the First Nations people are referred by
name of tribal designation and others by the tribal federations.

The Inuit are a people indigenous of the far north.

James D. Carter

"Jim Carter" wrote:
"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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Just how many Eskimos have you ever discussed this topic with?

Hi Floyd: I have discussed it with several Inuit at the home of my niece in
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.

You said before that your niece told you how they felt...

The only people I've ever seen get as adamant about it as you
are, are *all* non-Eskimos, and have also all been people who
have limited contact with them at best. (And yes, in my opinion
school teachers typically have limited contact with them,
unfortunately.)

The last school teacher, or former teacher in this case, that I
talked to about it was my daughter. She spent three years going
to school in Albuquerque a few years ago, and told me that a lot
of people objected to her use of the term Eskimo. They'd tell
her she should said "Inuit". She'd politely say, "No, I am
Yupik Eskimo."

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Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

"Floyd L. Davidson" wrote in message
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You said before that your niece told you how they felt...

The only people I've ever seen get as adamant about it as you
are, are *all* non-Eskimos, and have also all been people who
have limited contact with them at best. (And yes, in my opinion
school teachers typically have limited contact with them,
unfortunately.)

The last school teacher, or former teacher in this case, that I
talked to about it was my daughter. She spent three years going
to school in Albuquerque a few years ago, and told me that a lot
of people objected to her use of the term Eskimo. They'd tell
her she should said "Inuit". She'd politely say, "No, I am
Yupik Eskimo."

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Floyd L. Davidson http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Floyd: It takes time for some people to adjust to proper and polite
society. It may take years for you to change your outlook on life, as you
see it, just as it took years for most people in the USA to accept that
certain racial slurs are not acceptable to most people. If you want to
call your Yupik people "Eskimo" then by all means, go ahead, it's your
life, but, please do not refer to the Inuit in the Canadian Far North as
"Eskimo" To do so, you will then be referred to as an uninformed bigot.
I am not "Black" but I would not think it proper to call a black person a
"******" even if "he" calls himself one.

James D. Carter