An Eskimo Boy And Injustice In Old New York

[Ken Hanly]

To be clearer: "Eskimo" is not a translation of a an Inuit term used to describe
themselves into an Algonkian language. Your examples are translations of terms
the English and French use to describe themselves into French and English
respectively. The Algonkian language term "Eskimo" was pejorative. The term was
adopted by white explorers and passed into general use without an inkling of its
pejorative connotations apparently. By the way the Inuit come in two sexes: guys
and gals !

   Cheers, Ken Hanly

Brad De Long wrote:


> >
> >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