Alaska Natives
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Alaska Natives are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska, comprising diverse cultural groups such as the Inupiat, Yup’ik, Aleut, and numerous Alaska Native tribes and communities with distinct languages, traditions, and histories.
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Target entity: Alaska Natives Context triple: [NACA Program, targetPopulation, Alaska Natives]
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Sugpiaq people
The Sugpiaq people, also known as the Alutiiq, are an Indigenous group of Alaska Native peoples traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of south-central Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding Gulf of Alaska.
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Inuit
The Inuit are an Indigenous people of the Arctic known for their rich cultural traditions, close relationship with the polar environment, and historical reliance on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
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C.
Aleut
The Aleut are an Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and nearby regions, known for their seafaring culture, subsistence hunting, and distinct language and traditions.
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Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Central Alaskan Yup’ik is an Indigenous Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yup’ik people of western and southwestern Alaska.
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Naukan Yupik
Naukan Yupik are an Indigenous Siberian Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia, with a traditional coastal hunting culture and a language closely related to that of the Alutiiq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alaska Natives Target entity description: Alaska Natives are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska, comprising diverse cultural groups such as the Inupiat, Yup’ik, Aleut, and numerous Alaska Native tribes and communities with distinct languages, traditions, and histories.
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A.
Sugpiaq people
The Sugpiaq people, also known as the Alutiiq, are an Indigenous group of Alaska Native peoples traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of south-central Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding Gulf of Alaska.
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B.
Inuit
The Inuit are an Indigenous people of the Arctic known for their rich cultural traditions, close relationship with the polar environment, and historical reliance on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
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C.
Aleut
The Aleut are an Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and nearby regions, known for their seafaring culture, subsistence hunting, and distinct language and traditions.
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Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Central Alaskan Yup’ik is an Indigenous Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yup’ik people of western and southwestern Alaska.
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E.
Naukan Yupik
Naukan Yupik are an Indigenous Siberian Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia, with a traditional coastal hunting culture and a language closely related to that of the Alutiiq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous peoples
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Native American group ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| censusCategory | American Indian or Alaska Native ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalPractice |
drumming and dancing
ⓘ
kayak and umiak building ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ skin sewing and beadwork ⓘ storytelling traditions ⓘ totem pole carving ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ subsistence rights advocacy ⓘ tribal self-governance ⓘ |
| faceIssue |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
cultural assimilation pressures ⓘ health disparities ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Alaska Native regional corporations
ⓘ
Alaska Native tribal governments ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Native villages
Alaska Native village corporations ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Native villages
|
| hasCulturalRegion |
Aleutian Islands
ⓘ
Arctic Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
northern Alaska
Bering Sea coast ⓘ Interior Alaska ⓘ Northwest Coast of Alaska ⓘ Southeast Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
Subarctic Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Interior Alaska
|
| hasSubgroup |
Aleut
ⓘ
Alutiiq ⓘ Athabascan peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Gwich’in
Cup’ik ⓘ
linked to:
Nunivak Cupik
Dena’ina ⓘ
linked to:
Ahtna Athabaskan
Gwich’in ⓘ Haida ⓘ Inupiat ⓘ
linked to:
Inuit
Iñupiat ⓘ
linked to:
Inuit
Koyukon ⓘ St. Lawrence Island Yupik ⓘ Sugpiaq ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ Tsimshian ⓘ Unangax̂ ⓘ
linked to:
Unangan
Yup’ik ⓘ
linked to:
Yupik
|
| historicalEvent |
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Alaska Purchase ⓘ Russian colonization of Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Russian colonization of the Americas
establishment of Alaska Native corporations ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Alutiiq language
ⓘ
linked to:
Alutiiq
Central Alaskan Yup’ik language ⓘ
linked to:
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Dena’ina language ⓘ Gwich’in language ⓘ Haida language ⓘ Iñupiaq language ⓘ
linked to:
Inupiaq
St. Lawrence Island Yupik language ⓘ
linked to:
St. Lawrence Island Yupik
Tlingit language ⓘ
linked to:
Tlingit
Tsimshian language ⓘ
linked to:
Tsimshianic languages
Unangam Tunuu ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
ⓘ
Na-Dene languages ⓘ
linked to:
Na-Dene
Tsimshianic languages ⓘ isolate or small families ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
ⓘ
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federally recognized tribes ⓘ |
| organization |
Alaska Federation of Natives
ⓘ
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium ⓘ Arctic Slope Regional Corporation ⓘ Calista Corporation ⓘ Cook Inlet Tribal Council ⓘ First Alaskans Institute ⓘ Sealaska Corporation ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 100000 people ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Alaska ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
First Peoples of Alaska
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linked to:
Alaska Natives
Indigenous peoples of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Native Americans
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| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Indigenous spiritualities ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
caribou hunting
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fishing ⓘ gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ seal hunting ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
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Subject: Alaska Natives Description of subject: Alaska Natives are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska, comprising diverse cultural groups such as the Inupiat, Yup’ik, Aleut, and numerous Alaska Native tribes and communities with distinct languages, traditions, and histories.
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