Eskimos the People of the far north

The cleverest hunters in the world are found in North America. They call themselves “Inuit”, meaning “the people”, but the outside world calls them Eskimos. They were the first native people seen on the American continent by the white man. When the Norsemen (ancient Norwegians) came to Greenland nearly 1,000 years ago, they found Eskimos already there. The Norsemen thought the Eskimos were witches because of their strange actions and appearance. The Eskimos probably had the same opinion of the blond and bearded Norsemen. Read more.....