Despite federal changes, ‘Eskimo’ still in use in Western Alaska

The term “eskimo” is divisive across much of the arctic, but it’s still being used in western Alaska. Some identify with it, while others want to see change.
Nome Eskimo Community. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome)President Obama recently removed the words “Eskimo” and “Aleut” from two pieces of federal legislation, but it may take another generation for it to fade out of Alaska’s Arctic.
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