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Karliin Aariak from Iqaluit says seeing the word Eskimo used in the context of the video is degrading. CBCIt's not just opposition MPs in Ottawa that are upset by the use of the word Eskimo.
Karliin Aariak is Inuit and lives in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut.
She was embarrassed and shocked to hear about the video.
"Seeing the video and hearing the word Eskimo being used in the context of this video is degrading to Inuit and is obviously putting us down as a people and making us sound as if we are stupid and should not be used," said Aariak.
The word Eskimo has not been used in Nunavut for years now. It was replaced by the politically correct word Inuit by its people.
I didn't realize "Eskimo" was quite that disliked in Canada. Some Alaska Natives still use it to describe themselves.
For more on the proper terminology, see "Eskimo" vs. "Inuit."