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why you should stop using the term "eskimo" when referring to northern Indigenous peoples: a thread made by an Inuk.
i would like to preface that i don& #39;t speak for all Indigenous peoples and that this is my view and understanding of what the term means to me and the people i surround myself with.
for people who may not know, "eskimo" is a derogatory term that is offensive to Indigenous groups in the north such as Inuit, Yupiit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Unangax, etc.
the word "eskimo" doesn& #39;t originate from any of these spoken languages, but most likely originated from the Mi& #39;kmaw word "eskɨtmaq", which was later changed to "eskmaq" which translates to "they eat raw" meat.
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although it& #39;s true that our people eat raw meat, the term was taken from another tribe by colonizers and they weaponized it against us, using it in a derogatory fashion.
"but what term should be used if i& #39;m talking about these groups in general?": just use Indigenous, Natives, or Aboriginals. and if you want to talk about the specific region, just say Arctic/northern Natives or Indigenous people.
there are people that are apart of northern Indigenous groups that don& #39;t mind being called "eskimo" but that doesn& #39;t mean the rest of us are okay with it. please respect that and call us by our original/traditional names.
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