Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the blanket toss, the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull ...

Confused about the word Eskimo? It’s a commonly used term referring to the native peoples of Alaska and other Arctic regions, including Siberia, Canada and Greenland. It comes from a Central ...

As humans spread out of Africa and settled the rest of the world tens of thousands of years ago, one geographic location was the last frontier that people conquered: the North American Arctic. The ...

We know people have lived in the New World Arctic for about 5,000 years. Archaeological evidence clearly shows that a variety of cultures survived the harsh climate in Alaska, Canada and Greenland for ...

Confused about the word Eskimo? It's a commonly used term referring to the native peoples of Alaska and other Arctic regions, including Siberia, Canada and Greenland. It comes from a Central ...

The Inuit were not the first humans to inhabit the Arctic, a study suggests; that honor goes to "Paleo-Eskimos" from Siberia, with no genetic relation to today's Inuit or Native American people. DNA ...

Changing attitudes toward the word "Eskimo" were recognized at the national level on Friday when President Barack Obama signed legislation that replaced that term with "Alaska Native" in federal laws.

After an outcry from members of the Alaska Native community, Alaska Airlines has removed the line "Meet our Eskimo" and replaced it with "Meet the Eskimo" on its website, alongside the airline's ...

Anyone who is familiar with the Vail Symposium embraces the eclectic and stimulating programs they offer. From political discourses and debates, the arts, architecture and foreign films, the ...