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Inupiat

Inupiat

1 9.9
A group of native people of northern Alaska who live along the Arctic coast
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɪnuˌpɪət/
translation icon : pueblo inupiat
  • Kamana's experiences were shared to some degree by Edna Viak McClean (Inupiat), who is an instructor at Ilishavilk College in Bear, Alaska.
  • the Inupiat say

Examples

  • The Inupiats are very good people.

    Big Miracle (2012)

  • The Inupiats want to harvest them.

    Big Miracle (2012)

  • The Haul Road has increased the number of out-of-region hunters and fishers who compete with the Inupiat for limited species populations.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Meanwhile, during fall migration, bowhead whales have been documented to travel up to 18 miles to avoid sounds they don't like, potentially putting them beyond safe reach of a hunt that is crucial to the Inupiat's cultural identity.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A chubby Inupiat (interior Eskimo), wearing thick glasses, several heavy sweaters, and battery-heated socks, fusses behind the counter.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The Inupiat have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional hunting practices.

  • Many festivals celebrate Inupiat culture and the importance of the Arctic environment.

  • The Inupiat community works to preserve their language and traditions for future generations.

Synonyms

Inuit
vsInupiat
24 6.3

Native people who live in the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia

is limited to the northern Arctic coast peoples of Alaska rather than Arctic wide groups
Alaska Native
vsInupiat
2 4.1

A person whose family comes from the original peoples of Alaska

is a specific indigenous group from the northern Arctic coast of Alaska
Native Alaskan
vsInupiat
1 4.8

A person whose family lived in Alaska before other people arrived

is a specific indigenous group from the northern Arctic coast of Alaska
Alaskan Native
vsInupiat
4.2

A person from the original communities who lived in Alaska or whose family comes from them

is a specific indigenous group from the northern Arctic coast of Alaska

Surface Forms

Inupiat main

Etymology

Inupiat comes from the people's own word Inupiaq, which means 'real people'. So, the Inupiat are the Indigenous people of northern Alaska, used for the group as a whole.