The most diverse group of Alaskan Natives are the southern Eskimos or Yuit, speakers of the Yup'ik languages. At the time of contact, they were the most numerous of the Alaska Native groups.

members of indigenous groups who inhabited Alaska before it was colonized by Russia. Native Alaskans are divided into three broad groups: the Aleuts, the Inuit, and the many different Indian tribes.

While the term Inuit is preferred to Eskimo by many in Canada, the term is retained here because (a) it properly refers to any Eskimo group, not only the Inuit; and (b) its use is widespread in Native ...

While the term Inuit is preferred to Eskimo by many in Canada, the term is retained here because (a) it properly refers to any Eskimo group, not only the Inuit; and (b) its use is widespread in Native ...

Kasannaaluk Marie Greene, Inupiaq, is president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council ... is president and CEO of the First Alaskans Institute, an Alaska Native policy and advocacy nonprofit.

Eskimo is often used as a blanket term to describe groups of Indigenous people native to areas like Siberia, Alaska, ...