# Wonderful photo collection of Eskimo life a hundred years ago. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859 "2018-03-02T00:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/21 "2018-03-07T11:23:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Just more gov. stuff (not USA, Sovereign of the actual kind) and still not as bad as one picture or 3 showing “fascination” for a whole people or happiness for a whole people. I’ve read this sentence a few times now. It’s a beauty! But I’ve no idea what the heck it actually means. Anybody? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/22 "2018-03-07T16:03:43Z")
I use the term indigenous people. The article used the original titles of old photos taken a hundred years ago. Eskimo was the commonly accepted term at that time. I’m well aware indigenous people faced hardships in a very challenging arctic environment. I admire their ingenuity and resilience. They have lived there for thousands of years and learned to find food and survive. They still occasionally smiled and laughed too. As evidenced in the photos. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/23 "2018-03-07T17:13:15Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I use the term indigenous people. The article used the original titles of old photos taken a hundred years ago. Eskimo was the commonly accepted term at that time. > > I’m well aware indigenous people faced hardships in a very challenging arctic environment. I admire their ingenuity and resilience. They have lived there for thousands of years and learned to find food and survive. > > They still occasionally smiled and laughed too. As evidenced in the photos. It’s still commonly used and accepted, but not in Canada. Can’t speak to Greenland’s usage. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/24 "2018-03-12T07:34:43Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I’ve read this sentence a few times now. It’s a beauty! But I’ve no idea what the heck it actually means. > > Anybody? I ask for your indulgence: I was very drunk when I wrote the above and _thought_ I had deleted the last 2 paragraphs (before the last sentence which I wholeheartedly endorse). I think I had a whole new thought but… I had great thoughts… and the train left the station. I’ll leave it at that. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/25 "2018-03-12T12:37:27Z")
> [@Staggerlee](#): > > Awful Trumps aside, isn’t this a bit over-sensitive? The OP only remarks that people in some of the photos are looking jolly. Are you suggesting that without modern-day consumerist wealth, no-one is ever happy? If I was the child recipient of that exquisite toy boat in that picture, I’d be pretty happy I’m sure (I’d be happy enough as a middle-aged recipient, frankly…). That caught your eye too, huh? That is one hell of a job. If that guy was alive today he’d make some serious coin selling those things through tourist traps. Just a magnificent work. You could haul down hundreds of dollars a pop for that kind of exquisite craftsmanship. The other thing that caught my eye is his jacket, which is very modern for the time period. I guess we know how he afforded his sweet jacket. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/26 "2018-03-12T14:37:29Z")
> [@thechangeman](#): > > They are now a dying breed due to cosmopolitanism… What does this mean exactly? Can you please define _cosmopolitanism_? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859/27 "2018-03-12T19:31:41Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The other thing that caught my eye is his jacket, which is very modern for the time period. I guess we know how he afforded his sweet jacket. That waterproof jacket is actually handmade out of local materials, probably seal (or other marine mammal) intestine. Here’s another example: [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e9/39/b1/e939b19e70aa6b503c141a1476a2b564.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e9/39/b1/e939b19e70aa6b503c141a1476a2b564.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderful-photo-collection-of-eskimo-life-a-hundred-years-ago/809859.md?page=1)