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Talk:Tribes of the Arctic region (view source)
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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)
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)