History Main / EskimoLand

The far north counterpart to InjunCountry, and part of the HollywoodAtlas. Expect any Inuit reservation to be a mishmash of outdated stereotypes. PolarBearsAndPenguins are the only wildlife features in the otherwise blank white landscape. The plant life is non-existent, the snow never ever thaws. The only people around are Eskimo who never, ever take off their parkas, and they spend each and every day dog sledding, ice fishing, and seal hunting. They eat nothing but blubber, their igloos are their permanent residences ([[DidNotDoTheResearch rather than their actual use as temporary shelter]]), and they know nothing about the modern world. And, of course, they send their old people off to die on ice floes.

Note: In some places, especially Canada, the word "Eskimo" itself is considered politically incorrect (Inuit ("The people" in Inuktitut) is the preferred term with "Inuk" being the term for an individual of this group). On the other hand, "Inuit" itself is specific to a single Eskimo people, and in some places Eskimos who aren't Inuit welcome being called Inuit about as much as Welshmen relish being called English.

* Many of these apply to the Southern Water Tribe in ''AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Partly justified in that it's set in a primitive fantasy world, not Earth. Also balanced by the Northern Water Tribe, which was a more formidable civilization. There was also a slightly more balanced view of animals (tiger-seals, four-winged penguins, polar-bear dogs, sea ravens, and [[MixAndMatchCritters koala-seals]].)
** Also, in the past the Southern Water Tribe was closer in power to it's northern cousin but was reduced in power due to Fire Nation attacks in the past century.
** Plus, they're not just weirdoes without any individual personalities, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends. Few other works have an Inuit (or Inuit-inspired character) become a LauncherOfAThousandShips, and that's exactly what happens with Katara (and Sokka, to a certain degree).
*** Furthermore, the show's sequel, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' went and placed a Southern Water Tribe girl as the show's protagonist, as ''the'' bridge between the human and spirit world.

** Plus, they're not just weirdoes without any individual personalities, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends. Few other works have an Inuit (or Inuit-inspired character) become a LauncherOfAThousandShips, and that's exactly what happens with Katara.

*** Furthermore, the show's sequel, ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra'' went and placed a Southern Water Tribe girl as the show's protagonist, as ''the'' bridge between the human and spirit world.

*** Furthermore, the show's sequel, AvatarTheLegendOfKorra went and placed a Southern Water Tribe girl as the show's protagonist, as ''the'' bridge between the human and spirit world.

** In fact, Flaherty asked the local eskimos to hunt down a walrus with harpoons, rather than with guns, which was what they ordinarliy used.

Note: In some places, the word "Eskimo" itself is considered politically incorrect (Inuit ("The people" in Inuktitut) is the preferred term with "Inuk" being the term for an individual of this group). On the other hand, "Inuit" itself is specific to a single Eskimo people, and in some places Eskimos who aren't Inuit welcome being called Inuit about as much as Welshmen relish being called English.

* Many of these apply to the Southern Water Tribe in ''AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Partly justified in that it's set in a primitive fantasy world, not Earth. Also balanced by the Northern Water Tribe, which was a more formidable civilization.

Note: In some places, the word "Eskimo" itself is considered politically incorrect (Inuit is the preferred term). On the other hand, "Inuit" itself is specific to a single Eskimo people, and in some places Eskimos who aren't Inuit welcome being called Inuit about as much as Welshmen relish being called English.

* An episode of HeyArnold ends with Helga's sister [[StepfordSmiler Olga]] going to Alaska "to teach desperate and underprivileged Inuit children". While they did at least update the terminology, the school building is an lone igloo without electricity in the middle of a frozen wasteland.

** Plus, they're not just weirdoes without any individual personalities, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends. Few other works have an Inuit (or Inuit-inspired character) become a LauncherOfAThousandShips, but that's exactly what happens to Katara.

** Plus, they're not just weirdoes without any individual personalities, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends.

* Averted in the Greenland episode of KikaAndBob (which is kinda surprising, considering that this animated series often embraces ethnic stereotypes): The inuits of Greenland live in houses and resent being called "eskimos".

** Plus, they're not just weirdoes without any personality, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends.

** Plus, they're not just trivial curiosities without any personality, like some other works portray Inuit/Eskimos. The Water Tribes are full of prominent, multidimensional characters, including the hero's best friends.

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The far north counterpart to InjunCountry, and part of the HollywoodAtlas. Expect any Inuit reservation to be a mishmash of outdated stereotypes. PolarBearsAndPenguins are the only wildlife features in the otherwise blank white landscape. The plant life is non-existent, the snow never ever thaws. The only people around are Eskimos (rarely "Inuits" despite that being the preferable term) who never, ever take off their parkas, and they spend each and every day dog sledding, ice fishing, and seal hunting. They eat nothing but blubber, their igloos are their permanent residences ([[DidNotDoTheResearch rather than their actual use as temporary shelter]]), and they know nothing about the modern world. And, of course, they send their old people off to die on ice floes.

The far north counterpart to InjunCountry, and part of the HollywoodAtlas. Expect any Inuit reservation to be a mishmash of outdated stereotypes. PolarBearsAndPenguins are the only wildlife features in the otherwise blank white landscape. The plant life is non-existent, the snow never ever thaws. The only people around are Eskimos who never, ever take off their parkas, and they spend each and every day dog sledding, ice fishing, and seal hunting. They eat nothing but blubber, their igloos are their permanent residences ([[DidNotDoTheResearch rather than their actual use as temporary shelter]]), and they know nothing about the modern world. And, of course, they send their old people off to die on ice floes.

-->'''Torg:''' Polar bear repellant? Igloo-building kit? Penguin-bait, with included penguin cook-book?