Inuit
Inuit noun - A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people').
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Native
Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
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While the Tauren are based on native Americans, and the Tuskarr are based on the Inuit, the Trolls are based on native African tribes.
Source: Noble Savage - The native people of Canada (and also the far north of the U.S.A.) are more generally known as the First Nations...except by the Inuit.
Source: Eskimo Land -
The Inuit people of the area may be represented as different animals native to the area, the walrus being a popular choice.
Source: National Animal Stereotypes
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