> When you say Alaskan people are native americans - which ones are we
> talking about? The Athabascan are American Indians, the Eskimo are not
> American Indians and do not like to be called American Indians. The
> "Eskimo" Yupik, northern slope people are part of the circumpolar north
> and they may be accepting of the term shaman, but by and large most
> American Indians including myself are not.
I do not speak to quarrel with your message, which I agree to be true. I
have one minor correction. The north slope people are Inupiat; it is the
west coast people who are Yupik.
Thank you for listening.
Ted Burton
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