Inuit

In·u·it

I5231900 (ĭn′o͞o-ĭt, -yo͞o-)n.1. (used with a pl. verb) The members of various Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the Arctic from northwest Alaska eastward to eastern Greenland, particularly those inhabiting Canada.2. a. The family of languages spoken by the Inuit.b. Any of the languages spoken by the Inuit.adj. Of or relating to the Inuit or the languages spoken by the Inuit.

[Inuit, pl. of inuk, human being, Eskimo.]Usage Note: The preferred term for the native peoples of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland is now Inuit, and the use of Eskimo in referring to these peoples is often considered offensive, especially in Canada. Inuit is inappropriate, however, when used in reference to speakers of Yupik, the Eskimoan language branch of southwest Alaska and the Siberian Arctic. See Usage Note at Eskimo.

Inuit

(ˈɪnjuːɪt) or

Innuit

n, pl -it or -its1. (Peoples) any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America. Compare Yupik2. (Languages) the language of these peoples; Inuktitut[from Inuktitut inuit the people, pl of inuk a man]Usage: See at Eskimo

In•u•it

or In•nu•it

(ˈɪn u ɪt, -yu-)

n., pl. -its, (esp. collectively) -it. 1. a. a member of any of the Eskimo groups inhabiting an area extending from Greenland to W arctic Canada. b. Eskimo (def. 1). 2. Also called In′uit-Inu′piaq. the speech of all the Eskimo groups from Greenland to NW Alaska. [1755–65; < Inuit: people, pl. of inuk person] usage: See Eskimo, Indian.

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Noun

Inuit - a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')Eskimo, EsquimauAmerican Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived

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Inuit:

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, a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A number of distinct groups, based on differences in patterns of resource exploitation, are commonly identified,
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Inuit (Eskimo)

(dreams)

In 1976, Joseph Bloom and Richard Gelardin conducted a study of the dreams of the Eskimo (Inuit) people in which a ghost or a spirit appeared. They noted this occurred most often when the dreamer was just falling asleep or just waking up. They were unaware of the widespread occurrence of hallucinating while in a state of semi-arousal and sleep paralysis. They recognized the Inuit experiences as nightmares and linked their sleep paralysis to Arctic hysteria, labeling both as “non-empirical.”

Dreams are an integral part of the Inuit shamanic tradition and are closely associated to the initiatory calling; dreams of dismemberment, death, and rebirth are thought to be a calling to the dreamer to become a shaman. In other instances, they are called, in the dream, by an animal spirit who possesses the dreamer. The dreamer then awakens and proceeds to wander naked through the wilderness, grappling with the spirit for control of the body. Eventually, the dreamer will gain control over the spirit—a victory they mark by the making of a drum—and once again return to their people and start the training as a shaman initiate.

Inuit

, Innuit any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America

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noun a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia)

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