An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York

[Ken Hanly]

It is interesting that this article still uses the term  Eskimo even though it
makes note of the fact that most of the groups refer to themselves as
Inuit--although for some reason in Alaska apparently some still use "Eskimo". In
Canada and Greenland the term is regarded as pejorative.
The term "Eskimo" is Algonkian. It was originally thought to refer to "eaters of
raw flesh" but it may refer to snowshoes. In any event it was thought to be
pejorative and is not a term from the Inuit language.

   Cheers, Ken Hanly

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> The New York Times
> March 15, 2000, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
> SECTION: Section E; Page 1; Column 5; The Arts/Cultural Desk
> HEADLINE: An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York;