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[chickened]

Recently visited the Buffalo Bill Center in Cody Wyoming and among many eye opening facts was that the Indians of that era had no problem being called Indian and the ones that worked in the show were very happy and liked Buffalo Bill and were treated very well. Buffalo Bill thought the Indians should have been treated better though by the Government and advocated for them.

 

[Imp]

Eskimo would not be a very polite word to use in Alaska. The Eskimos I knew when I lived there did not like it, although it is commonly used.
I was told that it meant "Eaters of raw flesh" in the Athabascan's language. All the indigenous people I knew Eskimo, Aleut, Haida, & Tlingit preferred "Alaskan Native".
When I moved to Wa. I had a friend who was a member of the Snoqualmie tribe. I asked him once about his preferred designation. He said in English he preferred "Indian".

Imp

 

[MeatKing]

mom'sfolly :

Native, rather than Indian, would be an acceptable generic term for the indigenous people of the US, including Alaska and Hawaii. The Canadians generally use the term First People.

And yes, there are Native Alaskans whose cultures do not fit into the Eskimo culture or language group. I think the Aleut are the same language group as the Yupik and Inupiat (Eskimos).

I am Canadian and I use the term Indian's unless I'm talking about "East Indian's . If talking about Inuit, I say Inuit. I think that is the broader term here. For Natives in the North.

I've never heard the tern "First People?" But the again I grew up counrty....​

 

[chickened]

The word Alaska is actually a bad pronunciation of the Aleutian word Alakshak by the Russians. Funny the Natives kept it.
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[mom'sfolly]

Most of our state names come from poorly pronounced Indian or Native words, more than any other origin.......

Alaska
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Massachesetts
Connecticut
Ohio
Missouri
Nebraska
both Dakotas
Utah
Wyoming (I think)
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Mississippi