St. Lawrence Island Yupik people

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Lawrence_Island_Yupik_people

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Sivuqaghmiit
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite	gptkb:Kialegak_site gptkb:Okvik_site gptkb:Punuk_Islands
gptkbp:autonym	Sivuqaghmiit
gptkbp:climate	subarctic
gptkbp:containsSettlement	gptkb:Gambell gptkb:Savoonga
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalOrigin	gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkbp:dressCode	seal skin reindeer skin
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe	Yes (in the United States)
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans	18th century
gptkbp:governingBody	tribe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	St. Lawrence Island Yupik people
gptkbp:language	gptkb:St._Lawrence_Island_Yupik
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:Yupik_languages
gptkbp:location	gptkb:St._Lawrence_Island,_Alaska,_USA Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
gptkbp:nativeName	Sivuqaghmiit
gptkbp:notableFor	drum dancing mask making subsistence lifestyle ivory carving skin boat construction
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Esther_Ilutsik gptkb:Simeon_Oliver gptkb:Paul_John
gptkbp:population	~1,700
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Central_Alaskan_Yup'ik gptkb:Siberian_Yupik Indigenous people
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity mythology
gptkbp:subsistence	gptkb:bird gptkb:deer gptkb:fish gptkb:silk
gptkbp:traditionalCraft	scrimshaw mask making
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling	sod houses
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy	gptkb:hunting fishing whaling
gptkbp:traditionalFood	seal oil muktuk fermented walrus
gptkbp:traditionalMusic	polyphonic singing drum dance
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:rower umiak
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	endangered language
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Siberian_Yupik_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7