Yupiit
E377989
Yupiit are an Indigenous Arctic people of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Yupik languages, subsistence lifestyle, and rich cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yupiit canonical | 3 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
beadwork
ⓘ
ivory carving ⓘ mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | cold climate survival skills ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| country |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
drum dancing
ⓘ
mask dancing ⓘ seasonal ceremonies ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Subarctic ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Yup’ik people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yupik people
|
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
ⓘ
Gulf Yupik language ⓘ
surface form:
Yupik languages
|
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Bering Sea region
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
Siberia ⓘ |
| nameInYupikLanguages | Yupiit self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | Yupiit self-link ⓘ |
| populationDistribution |
coastal villages
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Alaska Natives
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Alaska
Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North in Russia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Aleut
ⓘ
Inuit ⓘ Inuit ⓘ
surface form:
Inupiat
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Yupik shamanism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Yup’ik people
ⓘ
surface form:
Yupik peoples
|
| traditionalBeliefSystem | animism ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
fur parkas
ⓘ
skin boots ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
gathering wild plants
ⓘ
marine mammal hunting ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSources |
caribou
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ seal ⓘ walrus ⓘ whale ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean sod houses
ⓘ
tents ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Alutiiq
ⓘ
Central Alaskan Yup’ik ⓘ
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik
Naukan Yupik ⓘ Pacific Gulf Yupik ⓘ Central Siberian Yupik ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian Yupik
|
| traditionalRegion |
Bristol Bay
ⓘ
Kuskokwim River ⓘ Norton Sound ⓘ St. Lawrence Island ⓘ Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta ⓘ coastal Chukotka ⓘ |
| traditionalTechnology |
dog sleds
ⓘ
kayaks ⓘ umiaks ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.