Are eskimos native americans?

Eskimo Hunters in Alaska - The Traditional Inuit Way of Life 1949 Documentary on Native Americans Eskimo (/ ˈ ɛ s k ɪ m oʊ /) is an English term for the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to across Alaska (of the United States), Canada, and Greenland. read more

Eskimo-Aleut-Inuit-Yupik speakers are the last wave and they derive about 57% of their DNA from First Americans. They live in a swath from Siberia to Greenland across the arctic. The people related to the Inuit on the Siberian side are now seen as coming from back migration. read more

They’re more properly known as Inuit, but yes, Eskimos (in North America) are regarded as Native Americans, and those in Alaska have roughly the same rights as do members of Indian tribes (though this is complicated by laws specific to Alaska). read more