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the word "eskimo" in the inuit language means "flesh eater" (as Inuits eat seal flesh) so the term eskimo has know been replaced by the word "inuit" as eskimo is now regarded as racist
Eaters of raw meat
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf in Canada use the term Inuit as Eskimo is seen as derogatory. Most tribes elsewhere still accept Eskimo, except for those in Greenland, who prefer Greenlanders.
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∙ 15y agoIt is said to mean "eaters of raw meat" in some folklore of some Algonkian language, but also is said to mean "snowshoe-netter" in Montagnais.
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