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Yupik peoples
Indigenous peoples of Alaska and the Russian Far East / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yupik (/ˈjuːpɪk/; Russian: Юпикские народы) are a group of Indigenous or Aboriginal peoples of western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska and the Russian Far East. They are related to the Inuit and Iñupiat. Yupik peoples include the following:
- Alutiiq, or Sugpiaq, of the Alaska Peninsula and coastal and island areas of southcentral Alaska.
- Yupʼik or Central Alaskan Yupʼik of the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, the Kuskokwim River, and along the northern coast of Bristol Bay as far east as Nushagak Bay and the northern Alaska Peninsula at Naknek River and Egegik Bay in Alaska.
- Siberian Yupik, including Naukan, Chaplino,[2] and—in a linguistic capacity—the Sirenik[3] of the Russian Far East and St. Lawrence Island[4] in western Alaska.
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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~35,567 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States Alaska | 33,889 22,000[1] |
Russia Chukotka | ~1,700 |
Languages | |
English (Alaska) • Russian (in Siberia) • Yupik languages | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mostly Eastern Orthodox and Moravian), Shamanism, Atheism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Aleut, Chukchi, Inuit, Iñupiat, Sirenik |
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