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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
In reference to Tootoo's comments, I was reading an online discussion about the origins of the name and it was interesting. Although I should state that there were no sources and it was just word of mouth, so I can't verify the truth. It sounded like they knew what they were talking about.
The short version is that it actually started with a rugby rivalry between Calgary and Edmonton pre-1900. The teams didn't have nicknames then. It was in fact opposing fans that came up with the names. Calgary fans called the Edmonton team the "Eskimos" to make fun of their northern latitude, albeit thousands of km from the arctic. They said that Calgary's team was called "Cow Camp" by Edmonton fans.
Later, the owner of the rugby team started a baseball team and football team, which he officially called the Eskimos.
Not sure if that is a true story, but if true, it wouldn't have come from a place of respect or hate really for that matter. But probably more negative than positive.
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Even if we paint it with a negative brush, it's still not negative towards people but rather the difference in winter climate between the two cities due to a lack of Chinooks.