Nunivak Island
E40016
Nunivak Island is a large, remote island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, known for its predominantly Central Alaskan Yup’ik population, traditional subsistence lifestyle, and unique cultural heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ populated place ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alaska
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
ⓘ
surface form:
Yup’ik region of Alaska
|
| ethnicMajority |
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yup’ik people
|
| governedAs | part of unorganized borough of Alaska ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
air transport
ⓘ
seasonal sea transport ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Central Alaskan Yup’ik traditions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Yup’ik ceremonial gatherings
ⓘ
subsistence whaling and sealing ⓘ |
| hasEconomy | subsistence-based economy ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople |
Yupik
ⓘ
surface form:
Yup’ik
|
| hasLanguage |
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yup’ik language
Yupik ⓘ
surface form:
Nunivak Central Yup’ik
|
| hasSettlement | Mekoryuk ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood |
caribou and reindeer meat
ⓘ
fish ⓘ gathered plants and berries ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHousing | Yup’ik-style dwellings ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalLifestyle |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
subsistence gathering ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
marine mammals
ⓘ
muskox ⓘ reindeer ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yup’ik dance traditions
ⓘ
carving and handicrafts ⓘ muskox population ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ traditional Yup’ik culture ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Mekoryuk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Bering Sea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Alaska mainland coast ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | Alaska mainland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bethel Census Area
ⓘ
Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
state of Alaska
|
| populationGroup | Central Alaskan Yup’ik ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
western Alaska
|
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