Today, the Yupʼik generally work and live in western style but still hunt and fish in traditional subsistence ways and gather traditional foods. Most Yupʼik people still speak the native language and bilingual …

The Yup'ik and Cup'ik people are from Southwest Alaska. Learn about their art, culture, history, and traditional practices of hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Step into the sewing circle with the Sew Yup’ik YouTube channel, where tradition meets hands-on learning. Hosted by Nikki Corbett, a Yup’ik artist and educator, this channel is dedicated to sharing …

The word Yup'ik represents not only the language but also the name for the people themselves yuk 'person' plus pik 'real'. In Chevak the language is referred to as Cup'ik, and in Nunivak as Cup'ig, …

The Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik (plural Yupiit), are a group of indigenous peoples of western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska and the Russian Far East.

2 days ago · The Yup'ik & Cup’ik people, named after the two main dialects of the Yup’ik language, live in southwestern Alaska from Bristol Bay along the Bering Sea coast to Norton Sound.

Aug 10, 2025 · The Yup’ik and Cup’ik peoples, the indigenous inhabitants of Southwest Alaska, derive their names from the two primary dialects of their shared Yup’ik language: Yup’ik and Cup’ik.

Yup’ik (pronounced YOU-pik). The name Yup’ik, or Yupiaq, applies not only to the people but also to the language. It comes from two words— yuk, meaning “person” or “human being,” and pik, meaning …

Dec 20, 2019 · The Yup’ik homeland in southwest Alaska extends from Bristol Bay to Norton Sound and centers on the great delta where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers reach the sea. It is a country of …

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 …