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I have never heard anyone taking offense to the word Inuit. It simply means "people" in Kalaallisut.
by runarberg 5y ago
I have never heard anyone taking offense to the word Inuit. It simply means "people" in Kalaallisut.
- AlotOfReading 5y agoGreenland is quite far from places like Utqiagvik and Chukotka, where indigenous locals speak entirely different languages. Is it any surprise some people wouldn't want to be labeled that way? I'll admit "inuit" is pretty widely accepted nowadays, but it's not universally so. The relevant ANLC page gives a good summary of the situation: https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit_or_eskimo.php