"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