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Topic	Are we still allowed to use the E-word for Inuit people?
JimmyReimjob 05/07/18 4:19:57 PM #14:	9I posted... Anarchy_Juiblex posted... Eskimo is only derogatory because it's actually a specific tribe. Calling any native an Eskimo is like calling a random African a Zulu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives At least that's what I recall from Alaska studies back in high school. Please note, Canadian Inuit is listed in that article You know what, you may be entirely correct. I'm hearing that Inuit may also be a slightly dated term. In day to day conversations, I would typically use First Nations, Indigenous or in some specific cases, Aboriginal. The distinction between first nations people in northern regions vs southern regions is likely antiquated. --- Follow me on twitter or visit: www.hardinthecorner.blogspot.com <cite>JimmyReimjob posted [p:900953427] in Are we sti... [t:76586563]...</cite> <quote><cite>9I posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>Eskimo is only derogatory because it's actually a specific tribe. Calling any native an Eskimo is like calling a random African a Zulu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives At least that's what I recall from Alaska studies back in high school.</quote> Please note, Canadian Inuit is listed in that article</quote> You know what, you may be entirely correct. I'm hearing that Inuit may also be a slightly dated term. In day to day conversations, I would typically use First Nations, Indigenous or in some specific cases, Aboriginal. The distinction between first nations people in northern regions vs southern regions is likely antiquated. --- Follow me on twitter or visit: www.hardinthecorner.blogspot.com</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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