An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York

[Brad De Long]

>
>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
>

Hmmm.... "Les Anglais" is not a term in the English language. "The 
French" is not a term in the French language.

So what's wrong with calling people "the snowshoe guys"?

Brad DeLong