why did the eskimos not move south?

[brianmanahan]

i have never understood this puzzle of history.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Well duh, their igloos would melt.

 

[brianmanahan]

Well duh, their igloos would melt.

thats a cop out

 

[BoomerD]

If you believe the anthropologists, they did...and we ended up with American Indians as well as the various other "Indian" tribes throughout North, Central, and South America.

(Bering Straits land bridge)

 

[UberNeuman]

why did the eskimos not move south?

because they didn't want to marry their sisters?

 

[destrekor]

i have never understood this puzzle of history.

Do you think they originated there, were created there, and were too retarded to figure out they could move to warmer climates?

Well, that last part could be true, though unlikely; it is possible that they didn't understand that if they moved a certain direction far enough, the climate might be different. As I said, I highly doubt that to be the case.

That being said, their ancestors did come from possibly warmer and/or colder climates. And the mass migration into North America was not a one-stop trip to the first place they discovered that was free of dangerous animals... nor did everyone that settled the first camp/tribe/settlement decide to remain there. Some founded other nearby settlements, and some likely went South and either established "Native American" tribal settlements or joined up with the original group wherever they settled (the group with which they traveled into North America).

The Eskimos were satisfied. There were likely many who grew curious about what lay South, or were dissatisfied, and ended up moving South. So, they did... but the entire ethnic group did not pick up and leave, only a handful in comparison.


Of course, this is most likely a troll post... oh hell, already typed it up, it stays.

 

[Imp]

Good question... "It's cold as shit here most of the year, why don't I move where it's sunnier?"

Didn't know about climate differences as one approaches the equator, and the ones that went exploring never came back to avoid freezing their asses off.

 

[edro]

No Google Maps. I bet they couldn't tell north from south and didn't know traveling hundreds of miles in a certain direction would mean warmer temperatures.
I think the Inuit have relatively low numbers... meaning most native Americans did move south.

 

[DesiPower]

Why didn't people in Minnesota move south?

 

[Train]

Didn't know about climate differences as one approaches the equator, and the ones that went exploring never came back to avoid freezing their asses off.

I always imagined something along the lines of

Eskimo A: "Wow, it's way nicer here, someone should go back and tell the others!"

Eskimo B: "Fuck that, I already made a tank top out of my parka"

 

[feralkid]

Why didn't people in Minnesota move south?

They did, mostly from Germany, Sweden and Norway.

Ojibwe moved to South Dakota.

 

[Juked07]

For those saying it'd be hard to tell what direction to move for warmer climates, I'd speculate that seeing that the sun is in that direction year round would be kind of a big hint.

 

[brianmanahan]

Why didn't people in Minnesota move south?

shoot every time i looked at the weather this summer/fall minnesota was warmer than ohio

 

[FoBoT]

There is no reason for people in the Arctic to move south because northern people are well adapted to the numerous resources of the Arctic.

 

[brianmanahan]

There is no reason for people in the Arctic to move south because northern people are well adapted to the numerous resources of the Arctic.

but it sucks up there

 

[IcePickFreak]

Lots of food there when they started their. The cold water is rich in nutrients - ie small food - and in the ocean that means the rest of the food chain follows.

 

[Kadarin]

Because God designed and made the Eskimos to live where they do. Why are you questioning His purpose?

 

[Rastus]

That's where the pie is.

 

[MrColin]

Their religion probably had them all convinced that the world was flat and that icy everywhere.

 

[Fayd]

i have never understood this puzzle of history.

the smart ones did. they became indians. then some kept going further south. they got killed by the spanish.

 

[chusteczka]

There are advantages and disadvantages to both warm weather living and cold weather living. Living in extreme cold areas means less people, which means less government, and less general stupidity; as well as fewer insects, no cockroaches, and no poisonous reptiles.

People work together in a community because every person is needed. Families are closer. People are smarter and more focused since work needs to get done for survival.

Warm weather living is easy. Much less planning and preparation is necessary and people are more individualistic in nature. Thus, people have less need for each other, community is less important, and individuals are free to be lazy and of little use to family.

I have always thought of cold weather as being necessary to keep the streets clean from homeless people and cockroaches. A once per year cleansing being necessary.

 

[dud]

i have never understood this puzzle of history.

What puzzle? The eskimos (their decendents) crossed the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska and proceeded (over time) to move south ... all the way to Cape Horn (Tierra Del Fuego) in southern Chile. their decendents became the American Indians, the Aztecs, the Incas, etc.

What puzzle? OP, you didn't ask this question for your 4th grade homework, did you?

 

[soulcougher73]

the smart ones did. they became indians. then some kept going further south. they got killed by the spanish.

Why did you leave out the fact that the indians got killed by the Americans? Much death for these people lol

 

[CPA]

the smart ones did. they became indians. then some kept going further south. they got killed by the spanish.

Then you gotta wonder how smart they really were.

 

[dennilfloss]

Because the Stampeders were already in Calgary...