Which two Alaska Native groups use the word Eskimo to describe themselves?

• A. Inupiat and Athabascan
• B. Yupik and Tlingit
• C. Inupiat and Yupik
• D. Aleut and Inuit

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how Alaska Native groups identify themselves and how the term Eskimo has been used. Eskimo has historically appeared in English as a broad label for Arctic peoples, and in some historical contexts Inupiat and Yupik communities have used or been described with that term. Today, these groups typically use their own names—Inupiaq/Inupiat for the northern Alaska people and Yupik for the western and southwestern Alaska groups—rather than Eskimo. The other groups listed—Athabascan, Tlingit, Aleut, and Inuit—have distinct self-designations and do not commonly describe themselves as Eskimo. So, Inupiat and Yupik are the two Alaska Native groups most associated with the term Eskimo in self-description in historical contexts.