Culture and Change for Iñupiat and Yupiks of Alaska
This paper is the property of Dr. Edna Ahgeak MacLean and is for private use only. This paper cannot be used for commercial purposes or any other purpose without written permission from the author. Cultural Heritage of the Alaskan Inuit The forces of nature determined the life-style of the forebears...
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| Summary: | This paper is the property of Dr. Edna Ahgeak MacLean and is for private use only. This paper cannot be used for commercial purposes or any other purpose without written permission from the author. Cultural Heritage of the Alaskan Inuit The forces of nature determined the life-style of the forebears of the Iñupiat and the Yupiks, i.e. the Inuit (Eskimo) people of Northern and Western Alaska. Their ancestors lived along the coast of the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea in some of the most severe environmental conditions known to humankind. They survived and flourished by harvesting their food and fuel and the raw materials from which they made clothing and housing and the implements of culture on land and sea. The resourcefulness of those forebears and the cultural legacy that they have left are a source of pride to their descendants. The latter are determined that the culture that they bequeathed will not disappear from the earth. According to Iñupiaq legend, Inuit migrated from Siberia to Alaska to escape |
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