Are the Haida and Tlingit People Eskimos?

No, the Haida and Tlingit people are not Eskimos. The Haida and Tlingit are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, primarily living in what is now Alaska and British Columbia. They are part of the larger group of Indigenous peoples known as the Northwest Coast cultures.

Eskimos, on the other hand, are Indigenous peoples who primarily inhabit the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. The term ‘Eskimo’ is often used to refer to two main groups: the Inuit and the Yupik. These groups have distinct languages, cultures, and histories that are different from those of the Haida and Tlingit.

While both the Haida/Tlingit and Eskimo peoples are Indigenous to North America, they belong to different cultural and linguistic groups and have unique traditions and ways of life.

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