Eskimo (/ ˈɛskɪmoʊ /) is a controversial exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the …

Dec 10, 2025 · Inuit are culturally and biologically distinguishable from neighbouring Indigenous groups including Native Americans and the Sami of northern Europe. Studies comparing Eskimo-Aleut …

Nov 13, 2025 · Inuit spiritualism is animistic, which is the belief that everything on earth, from objects to animals, is inhabited by a spirit. Climate change poses serious risks to Inuit people’s livelihoods, and …

Eskimos or Esquimaux is a term referring to aboriginal people who, together with the related Aleuts, inhabit the circumpolar region, excluding Scandinavia and most of Russia, but including the …

Eskimo has no exact synonym; it has a general meaning that encompasses a number of Indigenous peoples, and it continues for now in widespread use in many parts of the English-speaking world.

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The Arctic is located north of the Arctic Circle, and although it has extreme cold temperatures, Eskimos have adapted to the harsh environment both physically and culturally. Most Eskimos are compactly …

Eskimos have adapted to the Arctic through their clothing, diet, and shelter. They wear warm clothing made from animal skins, eat a high-protein diet of meat and fish, and build igloos for shelter in the …

As the first two tribes are dealt with separately, this essay will focus on that group regionally known as Inupiat, and formerly known as Bering Strait or Kotzebue Sound Eskimos, and even sometimes West …

May 14, 2018 · Recently, it has begun to be replaced by the Eskimos' own name for themselves, "Inuit," which means, "real people." The Inuit are descended from whale hunters who migrated from Alaska …