Culture and Health among Eskimos: Reflections of the Interaction With The Western World on Health

• Main Authors: ÇAMAN, Özge Karadağ, ÖZBEK, Metin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Mersin Üniversitesi 2011
• Subjects: Eskimos,Inuits,social change,lifestyle induced illness,minority health; Eskimolar,İnuitler,sosyal değişim,yaşam tarzına bağlı hastalıklar,azınlık sağlığı; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Strait; Canada; Balina; eskimo*; Groenland; inuit; inuits; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/mutftd/issue/46993/589961

The word “Eskimo”, which was first used back in 1611, means “raw meat eater” in Algonkian language. On the other hand, Eskimos living in Canada name themselves as “Inuit”, which means “human”. Eskimos, who originally migrated from Siberia 5000 years ago and traveled along Bering Strait, live in smal...