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Who We Are › Founding Peoples
What does the word 'Inuit' mean?
- The people
- The northerners
- The hunters
- The survivors
Why this is the correct answer
The word 'Inuit' comes from the Inuktitut language and simply means 'the people'. It replaced the term 'Eskimo', which was considered offensive. Inuit peoples inhabit Arctic regions of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia.