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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Yeah, from what I know the word eskimo was a pejorative term used by the Cree. I won't say what I've heard it means but they didn't like each other.
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I'm guessing my wife's family is oblivious to its origin as most of them happily refer to themselves as Eskimos.
Of course, they are a couple of generations from living north of the Arctic Circle too.
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