Cupʼik people
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The Cupʼik people are an Indigenous Yupik-speaking Alaska Native group traditionally inhabiting the coastal and riverine areas of western Alaska, with a strong subsistence lifestyle and rich ceremonial and artistic traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cup’ik people | 3 |
| Cupʼik people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alaska Native people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Yupik people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alaska Native corporations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
dance
ⓘ
drum making ⓘ mask making ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Arctic and Subarctic Indigenous peoples of North America
ⓘ
Subarctic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedUnder | Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicStatus | minority group in Alaska ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalClothing | parkas made from animal skins and furs ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalHousing | semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Alaska ⓘ |
| language | Cupʼik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yupik languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artistic traditions
ⓘ
ceremonial traditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Yupik peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bering Sea coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Central Alaskan Yupʼik people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cupʼig people NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian Yupik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Cupʼik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalArea |
coastal western Alaska
ⓘ
riverine areas of western Alaska ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence-based economy ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
berries
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ seal ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| traditionalTransport |
dog sleds
ⓘ
kayaks ⓘ umiaks ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Cup’ik people
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Cup’ik people
this entity surface form:
Cup’ik people