Paleo-Eskimo

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• Paleo-Eskimo — The Paleo Eskimo are the peoples who inhabited the Arctic region of North America before the rise of the modern Eskimo cultures across the region. Such groups include the Saqqaq culture of Greenland, the Independence I and Independence II… …   Wikipedia

• Eskimo — The map of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Eskimo peoples : * Yupik peoples (Yupik, Siberian Yupik) * Inuit (Inupiat, Inuvialuit, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, Kalaallit) …   Wikipedia

• Paleo-Indians — NOTOC Paleo Indians or Paleo Americans were the ancient peoples of the Americas who were present at the end of the last Ice Age. The prefix paleo comes from the Greek adjective palaios ( παλαιός ) old , and refers to the Upper Paleolithic time… …   Wikipedia

• Eskimo-Aleut languages — Family of languages spoken in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, U.S., and eastern Siberia by the Eskimo and Aleut peoples. Aleut, distantly related to the Eskimo languages, consists of eastern and western dialects; today both are spoken by fewer than… …   Universalium

• Paleo-Siberian languages — ▪ linguistics Introduction Paleo Siberian also spelled  Paleosiberian , also called  Paleo Asiatic languages  or  Hyperborean languages        languages spoken in Asian Russia (Siberia) that belong to four genetically unrelated groups Yeniseian… …   Universalium

• Masks among Eskimo peoples — Yup ik shaman exorcising evil spirits from a sick boy, c.1890.[1] Masks among Eskimo peoples served a variety of functions. Masks were made out of driftwood, animal skins, bones and feathers. They were often painted using bright colors. There are …   Wikipedia

• Greenland — For other uses, see Greenland (disambiguation). Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat (Kalaallisut) Grønland (Danish) …   Wikipedia

• Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas — For a non technical introduction to genetics in general, see Introduction to genetics …   Wikipedia

• Inuits — Cet article concerne le peuple inuit. Pour la langue inuit, voir Inuit (langue). Inuits Inuits …   Wikipédia en Français

• Esquimaux — Inuits  Pour la langue, voir Langue inuit. Inuits …   Wikipédia en Français