[OT] Inuit? Eskimo?

[Neal Holtz]

Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.297.1066748057.2192.python-list at python.org>...
> >> Yes, but it's sort of like the Eskimos ("arctic native americans"?) 
>  So, I guess the [OT] pop quiz of the day is (fill
> in the blank):
> 
>     "Native American" is to "American Indian" as ______ is to "Eskimo".
> 
> Anyone in the .ca domain care to educate the .us folks?

I think 'Inuit' would be best here.  For a decent definition, see

   http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=inuit

We also use 'aboriginal', but that is a broader term that also includes
southerners.