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Inuit: see Eskimo Eskimo (ĕs`kəmō), a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland ..... Click the link for more information. . Inuit, Innuit any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Osofsky, who specializes in climate change litigation, assisted with a petition from the Inuit people to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights claiming global warming violates Inuit human rights. Though the Inuit people initially regarded Maurice as a baby-faced innocent and dubbed him "the Boy," his adaptation to and earnest curiosity about their culture, from their hunting techniques to their language, gained their respect. Inuit people in the Labrador communities do not have the skilled trade experience necessary to be part of the operational process, Penashue says. |
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