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.

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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

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Chevak, Alaska hasMajorEthnicGroup Cupʼik people
this entity surface form: Cup’ik people
Calista Corporation hasShareholders Cupʼik people
this entity surface form: Cup’ik people
Yup’ik people relatedEthnicGroup Cupʼik people
this entity surface form: Cup’ik people