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This is a partial list of Canadian Inuit. The Arctic and subarctic dwelling Inuit (formerly referred to as Eskimo ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous Canadians inhabiting the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , Nunavik ( Quebec ) and Nunatsiavut ( Labrador ) that are collectivity referred to as Inuit Nunangat .
One way Inuit achieve this is by the practice referred to as name-soul. After a member of the family has passed away, their name is used as the name for a child of the same family line. [15] The name provides a child with a cultural tie, belonging within their community, and personal identity. [16]
The Inuit (sometimes referred to as Eskimo) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Alaska (United States), Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark), the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut , Canada. The list has been broken down by country: List of American Inuit
Eskimo (/ ˈ ɛ s k ɪ m oʊ /) is an exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik (or Yuit) of eastern Siberia and Alaska.
Project Surname was a project enacted by the Northwest Territories Council and Government of Canada to assign surnames to Inuit. [1] Project Surname was also known as Operation Surname . [ 2 ] These assigned surnames eventually replaced the disc number system, where numbers were assigned and kept on discs that people were obligated to wear from ...
"Kippenhuck" and "Toomashie" are some of the only remaining Inuit surnames (excluding names of people that have moved to NunatuKavut from other places) still in use today. [ 28 ] In 1824, it was recorded that the population around Lake Melville (Esquimaux Bay) consisted of 160 Inuit, 90 European settlers and 60 " half-breeds " (people of ...
Swedish-language surnames (757 P) Pages in category "Sámi-language surnames" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
This list of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin contains Canadian places whose names originate from the words of the First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, collectively referred to as Indigenous Peoples. When possible, the original word or phrase used by Indigenous Peoples is included, along with its generally believed meaning.