Cup’ig culture
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Cup’ig culture is the traditional way of life, language, and customs of the Cup’ig people of Nunivak Island in Alaska, known for their rich subsistence practices, ceremonial arts, and close relationship with the Bering Sea environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alaska Native culture
ⓘ
Yupik culture ⓘ indigenous culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
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Nunivak Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmology |
belief in spirit beings
ⓘ
respect for animal spirits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economyType | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| environment |
coastal tundra ecosystem
ⓘ
subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Cup’ig people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
basketry
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dance regalia ⓘ drum dancing ⓘ drum making ⓘ ivory carving ⓘ mask making ⓘ skin sewing ⓘ song composition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| hasClothing |
fur parkas
ⓘ
gut raincoats ⓘ skin boots ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
extended family cooperation
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food sharing ⓘ seasonal round of hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | frame drum ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
bilingual education programs
ⓘ
community cultural camps ⓘ documentation of language and songs ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
first-catch observances
ⓘ
mask ceremonies ⓘ winter ceremonial dances ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| language | Cup’ig language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Central Alaskan Yupik languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
historical narratives
ⓘ
myths and legends ⓘ teaching through stories ⓘ |
| primarySettlement | Mekoryuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCulture |
Central Alaskan Yup’ik culture
ⓘ
Cup’ik culture ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
extended family households
ⓘ
gendered division of labor ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change impacts on sea ice
ⓘ
language shift to English ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean dwellings
ⓘ
sod houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
berry gathering
ⓘ
caribou hunting ⓘ herring fishing ⓘ marine mammal hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ seal hunting ⓘ walrus hunting ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ whale hunting ⓘ |
| value |
cooperation
ⓘ
humility ⓘ reciprocity with the environment ⓘ respect for elders ⓘ sharing of resources ⓘ |
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