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Talk:Tribes of the Arctic region (view source)
Revision as of 13:21, November 11, 2008
, 13:21, November 11, 2008Why would anyone want to highlight the differences at the expense of the similarities?
I would like editors to consider the title of this. By all academic sources, the Indian tribes of the Arctic region are the Inuit, the Aluet, and the Yupik. Each of these three cultures has identifiable traits in language, in religion, in diet, and in society norms and morality. "Eskimo" is not a term for any tribe, nor is it considered an academic term for the Arctic people as a whole. I would like to see this article reverted to the original "Inuit". Can I have other editor's input?--[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 12:42, 10 November 2008 (EST)(edit conflict)
I would like editors to consider the title of this. By all academic sources, the Indian tribes of the Arctic region are the Inuit, the Aluet, and the Yupik. Each of these three cultures has identifiable traits in language, in religion, in diet, and in society norms and morality. "Eskimo" is not a term for any tribe, nor is it considered an academic term for the Arctic people as a whole. I would like to see this article reverted to the original "Inuit". Can I have other editor's input?--[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 12:42, 10 November 2008 (EST)(edit conflict)
* There is a certain unity in the cultures of the Eskimo groups, according to the New World Encyclopedia, a project similar to Wikipedia (and which I helped start). Why would anyone want to highlight the differences at the expense of the similarities? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 08:21, 11 November 2008 (EST)
The definitions seem to change according to the age of the articles. The more recent stuff refers to the groups individually and seems distinguished by language groups. Eskimo seems to be a derogatory term (eaters of raw meat) The three remaining groups seems to be Inuit (multiple tribes) , Yupik, and Aleut. [[User:Markr|Markr]] 12:48, 10 November 2008 (EST)
The definitions seem to change according to the age of the articles. The more recent stuff refers to the groups individually and seems distinguished by language groups. Eskimo seems to be a derogatory term (eaters of raw meat) The three remaining groups seems to be Inuit (multiple tribes) , Yupik, and Aleut. [[User:Markr|Markr]] 12:48, 10 November 2008 (EST)
:I support having 3 distinct articles. Our readers would be fascinated to learn that the people they've been stereotyping as "Eskimos" have distinct language and customs - in addition to sharing traits such as building igloos, wearking parkas, and cutting holes in the ice to fish or catch seals. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 13:06, 10 November 2008 (EST)
:I support having 3 distinct articles. Our readers would be fascinated to learn that the people they've been stereotyping as "Eskimos" have distinct language and customs - in addition to sharing traits such as building igloos, wearking parkas, and cutting holes in the ice to fish or catch seals. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 13:06, 10 November 2008 (EST)
==Not Indians==
==Not Indians==
In Canada and the U.S., Eskimo/Inuit are never considered Indians and our title is therefore a major problem. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:53, 10 November 2008 (EST)
In Canada and the U.S., Eskimo/Inuit are never considered Indians and our title is therefore a major problem. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:53, 10 November 2008 (EST)