Yup’ik region of Alaska

E670650

Indigenous cultural area cultural region

The Yup’ik region of Alaska is a vast cultural area in western Alaska inhabited primarily by Yup’ik Alaska Native peoples, known for their rich subsistence traditions, Yup’ik language, and strong continuity of Indigenous customs and community life.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Yup'ik cultural area	1
Yupik region	1
Yup’ik region of Alaska canonical	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous cultural area ⓘ cultural region ⓘ
borders	Alutiiq region of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Athabascan regions of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Inupiaq region of Alaska ⓘ
governedWithin	State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	maritime climate influences ⓘ subarctic climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	Yup’ik dance traditions ⓘ mask making ⓘ potlatch-style feasts ⓘ seasonal subsistence cycles ⓘ storytelling ⓘ
hasEducationInstitutionType	rural village schools ⓘ tribal colleges outreach programs ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Central Alaskan Yup’ik NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevak Cup’ik NERFINISHED ⓘ Cup’ik NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunivak Cup’ig NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage	Central Alaskan Yup’ik language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugtun ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Kuskokwim River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nushagak River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableWildlife	Pacific salmon ⓘ caribou ⓘ moose ⓘ seals ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity	subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence gathering ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ
hasStrongFeature	Yup’ik language vitality ⓘ community-based subsistence economy ⓘ continuity of Indigenous customs ⓘ
includesArea	Bristol Bay lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton Sound area NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesCommunity	Bethel, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Chevak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmonak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Hooper Bay, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekoryuk, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Napaskiak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Newtok, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunapitchuk, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinhagak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Toksook Bay, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tununak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabitedBy	Alaska Native peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabitedPrimarilyBy	Yup’ik people NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States western Alaska ⓘ
partOf	Alaska Native cultural regions NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quinhagak, Alaska → culturalRegion → Yup’ik region of Alaska ⓘ

Lower Kalskag, Alaska → culturalRegion → Yup’ik region of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yup'ik cultural area

St. Michael, Alaska → hasCulturalRegion → Yup’ik region of Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yupik region