My wife is an archaeologist specializing in native Canadian archaeo. I've had my wrist slapped numerous times for calling Inuit Eskimo's and calling natives indians. She's be so proud to know I actually listen now and then.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Casey Dougall < [email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Eskimo is actually improper. It's Inuit. (In-ew-it) > > :) > > > > > well, I just copied from the AP Style reference guide.. They are normally > right on point but who knows... > > I can take a wild guess now at who who lives in canada... ;-) > > http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/inuitoreskimo.html > > Although the name "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit > and Yupik people of the world, this name is considered derogatory in many > other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean > "eater of raw meat." Linguists now believe that "Eskimo" is derived from an > Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." However, the people of Canada and > Greenland prefer other names. "Inuit," meaning "people," is used in most of > Canada, and the language is called "Inuktitut" in eastern Canada although > other local designations are used also. The Inuit people of Greenland refer > to themselves as "Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit" in their language, which > they > call "Greenlandic" or "Kalaallisut." Most Alaskans continue to accept the > name "Eskimo," particularly because "Inuit" refers only to the Inupiat of > northern Alaska, the Inuit of Canada, and the Kalaallit of Greenland, and > is > not a word in the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297920 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
