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Eskimo (/ ˈ ɛ s k ɪ m oʊ /) is an exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik (or Yuit) of eastern Siberia and Alaska.
Inuit culture is alive and vibrant today in spite of the negative impacts of recent history. An important biennial event, the Arctic Winter Games, is held in communities across the northern regions of the world, featuring traditional Inuit and northern sports as part of the events. A cultural event is also held.
They displaced the related Dorset culture (from 500 BCE to between CE 1000 and 1500), called the Tuniit in Inuktitut, which was the last major Paleo-Eskimo culture. [ 23 ] The first Inuit group, known as Paleo-Eskimos , crossed the Bering Strait in 3000 BCE presumably on winter ice, which was long after earlier migrations by the ancestors to ...
After Europeans discovered the Americas, they called most of the Indigenous people collectively "Indians". The distinct people in the Arctic were called "Eskimos". Eskimo has declined in usage.
Inuit, often referred to as Eskimos (which many see as derogatory), are usually depicted dressed in parkas, paddling kayaks, which the Inuit invented, carving out trinkets, living in igloos, fishing with a harpoon, hunting whales, traveling by sleigh and huskies, eating cod liver oil, and the men are called Nanook from the documentary Nanook of ...
The language is called Inupiatun in Inupiatun and frequently in English as well. Iñupiak ( IPA: [iɲupiɐk] ) is the dual form. The roots are iñuk "person" and -piaq "real", i.e., an endonym meaning "real people".
Eskimology / ˌ ɛ s k ɪ ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i / or Inuitology is a complex of humanities and sciences studying the languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of the speakers of Eskimo–Aleut languages and Inuit, Yupik and Aleut (or Unangam), sometimes collectively known as Eskimos, in historical and comparative context.
This is a partial list of Canadian Inuit.The Arctic and subarctic dwelling Inuit (formerly referred to as Eskimo) are a group of culturally similar indigenous Canadians inhabiting the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut that are collectivity referred to as Inuit Nunangat.