Eskimo

The Life of Eskimos Eskimos are members of a group of people who, constitute the chief element in the indigenous population of the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, the United States, and far eastern Russia (Siberia). The self-designations of Eskimo people vary with their languages and dialects. They include such names as Inuit, Inupiat, Yupik, and Alutiit, each of which is a regional variant meaning “the people” or “the real people”. The name Eskimo—widely used in Alaska—is nevertheless considered by some to be offensive. In Canada and Greenland the name Inuit is preferred for all indigenous peoples there. However, the indigenous peoples of Alaska include the Yupik and the Aleuts, both of whom are distinct from the Inuit.…

The Yup'ik or Yupiaq are an Eskimo group of southwestern Alaska. "As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the Yupiit population in the United States numbered over 24,000, of whom over 22,000 lived in Alaska. The vast majority of these live in the seventy or so communities in the traditional Yup'ik territory of western and southwestern Alaska." As the Yup'ik, Cup'ik, and Cup'ig speakers can easily converse, the regional population is often described using the larger term of Yup'ik. Today, while the Yupik…

their own families. They could speak English, their parents could not or could speak it in a limited way. They knew of science and math. They something their elders did not know about or could even begin to comprehend. Fast forward fifty or sixty years, their children and grandchildren would be more educated than they were. Those grandchildren would become Alaska’s leaders who paved the way so that Alaskan Natives would become a strong political force to be reckoned with but a price was paid for…

Where only the strongest and smartest will survive. The American Eskimo, or Eskie, is a type of Spitz that is originally a companion dog but has the competency to survive in harsh climates. Climates with rigid weather ranging from 36.1 C. to -60 C. The Eskie would suit life in Yukon, Alaska because of its qualities and characteristics, although some may argue that the American Eskimo would not survive. First, the American Eskimo has a plethora of qualities that would help it survive in the…

Understanding Eskimo Science is written by a man named Richard Nelson. Nelson wanted to develop a better understanding of how Eskimos survived in their harsh environment they live in. Doing so, Richard Nelson decided to travel just below the Arctic Circle in the boreal forest of interior Alaska (Nelson, 1993). Nelson lived here for a while and studied the native Eskimos by interacting with a few of the members of a hunting group called the Inupiaq and Koyukon (Nelson, 1993). Nelson met some…

My family resides mainly based on the terminology of anthropology, an Eskimo family or kinship. As stated that an Eskimo kinship is more common in the Western societies such as Europe and North America. Ironically, all of my family members are part of their own nuclear family, or when a married couple that has kids of their own, are known to the rest of society or their community as a basic social unit. An Eskimo kinship system is based on the distance from one relative to another such as; your…

Jingyi Long First Impression of Just Before the War with the Eskimos J.D. Salinger’s Just Before the War with the Eskimos was in my opinion, very different from any of the other short stories I’ve read before. The story started off with a dilemma for the main character, Ginnie, because she wanted to ask her friend Selena to pay half of the fare for the cab that they shared, and to pay her back for all the times that she had to pay the whole fare by herself. Selena agrees to pay her back…

The title of this story "Mom, do you love me?" It's culture the story explores different aspects of the "Eskimos" culture. Throughout the book, the author uses different terms specific to the native people of the Arctic, who refer to themselves as "Inuit" which means "the people". And the use of these new words for many children extends their vocabulary. "What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens and lemmings in your mukluks?" Then, at the end of the books, she elaborated these…

When most people hear the word Olympics, the first thing that comes to mind is the sporting competitions that house worldwide athletes every four years. But for the Intuit people of Alaska, the word Olympics represents something more. For generations the Intuit people have been participating in what they call, The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Their Olympic games consist of activities that challenge the mental and physical abilities specific to the Eskimo lifestyle. Although now these games are…

The Inuit people believe that teaching their children about life and the ways of survival, they will retain enough information to carry on the various tasks of adult life. Babies are dependent on their parents and since the father is out hunting for seal; nurturing and teaching the children became the mother’s job. Babies are held close to their mother most of the time creating a strong physical bond. Being in such a small community structure the child doesn’t experience stranger situations…