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He had brought smallpox with him, and the disease raced around the island, killing Inuits and Europeans alike.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

The Inuits, now in their 70s, are the surviving members of the group of 22 children who were removed from their homes to be educated as "little Danes".

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2021

On April 6, 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2021

This is the traditional homeland of the Nenets people: animist reindeer herders who have more in common with Inuits or Greenlanders than with any classically “European” or “Asian” peoples.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2017

Urio showed more affection towards his child, with whom he rubbed cheeks in the manner peculiar to the Inuits.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various