Eskimos
Traditional igloo builders
Eskimos is the traditional English term for the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of North America, Greenland, and Siberia.
The word is now often considered outdated or offensive, particularly in Canada, where Inuit is preferred.
In Alaska, Eskimo remains acceptable because it includes both Yupik and Inuit peoples, who are distinct groups.
The Eskimos developed sophisticated techniques for surviving in extreme cold.
Domed snow shelter
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- parkaInsulated hooded winter coat
- muklukSoft Arctic boot
harpoon · sled · dogsled · husky · scrimshaw · drum · dance · storytelling
Arctic indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- circumpolarAround the pole
Alaska · Greenland · Canada · Siberia · native · tribe · community · Nunavut
No longer in use
- exonymOutsiders' term for place
- controversialCausing public dispute
- colonialOf occupied territories
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
misnomer · offensive · preferred · Inuit · reclaimed · anthropology · linguistic · designation
Earth's northernmost zone
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- iceWater's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
glacier · aurora · polar · freezing · winter · climate · adaptation · survival
Inuit people's language
- dialectRegional language variety
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- translationConverting between languages
- oralOf the mouth
storytelling · place-names · kinship · linguistic · morphology · endangered · revitalization · immersion
igloo
Domed snow shelter
mukluk · harpoon · sled · dogsled · husky · scrimshaw · drum · dance · storytelling · carving
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
circumpolar · Alaska · Greenland · Canada · Siberia · native · tribe · community · Nunavut · subsistence
outdated
No longer in use
- exonymOutsiders' term for place
- controversialCausing public dispute
- colonialOf occupied territories
nomenclature · misnomer · offensive · preferred · Inuit · reclaimed · anthropology · linguistic · designation · indigenous
Arctic
Earth's northernmost zone
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- iceWater's solid form
snow · glacier · aurora · polar · freezing · winter · climate · adaptation · survival · blubber
Inuktitut
Inuit people's language
- dialectRegional language variety
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- translationConverting between languages
oral · storytelling · place-names · kinship · linguistic · morphology · endangered · revitalization · immersion · fluency
- Russian PeoplesRussians, Tatars, Chechens, Moksha, Altai
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- winter athletesskier, skiers, skater, alpine skiers, ice skater
- Retired MascotsIndians, Whalers, Orangemen
- EdmontonEdmonton, Beaumont, Devon, Oliver, Belgravia
- Eskimo kissesAffectionate nose-to-nose contact
- Eskimo kissAffectionate nasal contact
- sell ice to EskimosPersuade someone who needs nothing
- selling snow to EskimosPersuading those with surplus
- sold ice to EskimosAchieved an impossible sale
- selling ice to EskimosPitching the redundant