Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-04-23 6:33 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 4/23/2021 6:05 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > On 23 Apr 2021 20:29:11 GMT, "Dr. Bruce" >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are Canadian Indians called Eskimos?
> > >
> > > 'Canadian Indians'? You're a ****tard.
> > >
> >
> >
> > What is a native Canadian called?
> > Indigenous Canadians (also known as Aboriginal Canadians or First
> > Peoples) are the indigenous peoples within the boundaries of
> > Canada. They comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
>
> It depends on the year and the source. They were Indians for a long
> time, then more politely referred to as native, then indigenous. The
> most common these days is First Nation, playing on the suggestion
> that they were actually real nations with established boarders. If
> they were really nations there would be a small number of them, not
> the 634 that are recognized.
>
> One of the latest unacceptable names is Eskimo. Some people consider
> it to be a pejorative, apparently having some negative connotation.
> White people get the blame for it, but it was the name that the
> natives of the north called them.

My understanding may be flawed but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo

Tells that some settlement issues in the USA mean Eskimo is used at
times generically but Inuit is generally to be used for the Polar
region ones (and I think the Aleuit?). It doesn't apply outside USA as
it's a legal thing related to Alaska only. The article is a little
flawed now as they are sure Native Americans arrived a lot earlier than
what they say. Perhaps in the severe arctic, they left less tracable
signs?