Many Inuit (especially in Canada) do object to the term Eskimo (but only since the 1970s). Sadly for them, not all Eskimos are Inuit. Y'upik speakers in Western Alaska call themselves Y'upik, or -- horrors! -- Y'upik Eskimos. Eskimo is the only suitable term for ALL the culturally homogeneous (but linguistically varied) indigenous tribes stretching from Siberia to Greenland. There is much irony in the Inuit complaints, since if you are not English, the Inuit word for "white person" is as inaccurate and "insulting" as "Eskimo." If you are French (the only other kind of white person recognized in Inuit), the term for you is basically "One Who Says 'Oui'". It's not "Surrender Monkey," but it's still pretty crass. I'm calling them Eskimos until they rectify that situation. -- Paul Dubuc, Dayton, OH at sign beween pauldubuc and gmail dot com ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]