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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 .
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
The Ahiarmiut ᐃᓴᓪᒥᐅᑦ or Ihalmiut ("People from Beyond") or ("the Out-of-the-Way Dwellers") [1] [2] [3] are a group of inland Inuit who lived along the banks of the Kazan River, Ennadai Lake, [4] and Little Dubawnt Lake (renamed Kamilikuak), as well as north of Thlewiaza River ("Big River"), [5] in northern Canada's Keewatin Region of the Northwest Territories, now the Kivalliq ...
[28] [51] Greenlandic Inuit belong to three groups: the Kalaallit of west Greenland, who speak Kalaallisut; [51] the Tunumiit of Tunu (east Greenland), who speak Tunumiit oraasiat ("East Greenlandic"); and the Inughuit of north Greenland, who speak Inuktun. The word Eskimo is a racially charged term in Canada.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [274] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Carcross 4 [275] Carcross/Tagish: Tlingit / Tagish — n/a: 64.8 160.1: 35: 53-34.0%: Listed by Statistics Canada as self-government Haines Junction [276] Aishihik / Champagne and Aishihik ...
The Indigenous peoples in Northern Canada consist of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit located in Canada's three territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Inuit communities [ edit ]
Even then, not all NunatuKavummiut used Métis, and the term sometimes caused confusion with the mixed Indian-European Métis Nation – an unrelated Indigenous group based in West Canada. Additionally, many of the Indigenous people of south-central Labrador called themselves Inuit or used both names interchangeably.
The Inuit had trade routes with more southern cultures. Boundary disputes were common and led to aggressive actions. [101] Inuk in a kayak, c. 1908–1914. Warfare was common among Inuit groups with sufficient population density. Inuit, such as the Nunamiut who inhabited the Mackenzie River delta area, often engaged in common warfare. The ...