Nunamiut culture
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Nunamiut culture is the traditional inland Iñupiat way of life in Arctic Alaska, centered on caribou hunting, seasonal migrations, and distinctive social and material practices adapted to the Brooks Range environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic culture
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Iñupiat culture ⓘ indigenous culture ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
Brooks Range caribou herds
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mountain tundra environment ⓘ subarctic environment ⓘ |
| centerOf | community of Anaktuvuk Pass ⓘ |
| clothingMaterial |
caribou hide
ⓘ
fur ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| diet |
berries
ⓘ
caribou fat ⓘ caribou meat ⓘ fish ⓘ roots and edible plants ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | coastal whaling cultures of the Iñupiat ⓘ |
| economicType | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Nunamiut people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
increased contact with Euro-American society
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partial sedentarization in the 20th century ⓘ |
| knowledgeSystem |
detailed ecological knowledge of caribou behavior
ⓘ
knowledge of Brooks Range weather and terrain ⓘ |
| language | Iñupiaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eskimo–Aleut languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubsistenceActivity |
caribou hunting
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fishing ⓘ gathering of wild plants ⓘ small game hunting ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
caribou-skin clothing
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skin tents ⓘ sleds ⓘ snowshoes ⓘ sod houses ⓘ stone and bone tools ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | seasonal migrations ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
myths and legends
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songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaskan Native cultures
ⓘ
Iñupiat cultures ⓘ |
| region |
Arctic Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooks Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | coastal Iñupiat cultures ⓘ |
| religion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| seasonalCycle |
fall caribou hunts
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spring caribou hunts ⓘ summer fishing and gathering ⓘ winter trapping and fishing ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
bilateral kinship
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extended family households ⓘ small, mobile bands ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
respect for animal spirits
ⓘ
rituals associated with caribou hunting ⓘ |
| transport |
dog sleds
ⓘ
on-foot travel ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.