Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska
Filed in Alaska--Cities-- King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of hi...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/796 2023-05-15T15:43:57+02:00 Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--King Island Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/796 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0545 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/796 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Alaska Photograph Collection Cliff-dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Eskimos--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Native--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Ukivok (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc. Eskimo architecture--Alaska--Ukivok Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2018-02-03T23:37:03Z Filed in Alaska--Cities-- King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of his party. But it's unclear how long the Inupiat Indians lived there. A century ago, about 200 people dwelled in walrus-skin homes tacked to the face of the cliffs. They hunted walrus, seal and seabirds and collected berries and plants. Every summer, they traveled by kayak and skin boat to the mainland 40 miles to the east, camping near Nome, where they sold ivory carvings. Starting in the 1950s, fewer people returned to King Island. The 1960 U.S. Census counted only 49 residents. The 1970 census found none. King Island is among 16 federally recognized Native villages that were deserted or used as seasonal camps. Today, many former King Island residents and their descendants live in Nome. Several factors contributed to the demise of King Island. Pregnant women were choosing to stay in Nome, where there were doctors. Many of the men were drafted into the military during World War II. In the late 1940s and 1950s, tuberculosis killed some people and hospitalized others. And ultimately, as with other Alaska villages vacated in modern times, paying jobs were available in more accessible towns. Other/Unknown Material Bering Sea eskimo* Inupiat Nome Alaska walrus* University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Bering Sea King Island ENVELOPE(-58.100,-58.100,-62.000,-62.000) Kayak ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) Cape Prince of Wales ENVELOPE(-71.499,-71.499,61.617,61.617) Cape Douglas ENVELOPE(-62.035,-62.035,-73.548,-73.548) |
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Cliff-dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Eskimos--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Native--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Ukivok (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc. Eskimo architecture--Alaska--Ukivok |
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Cliff-dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Eskimos--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Native--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Ukivok (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc. Eskimo architecture--Alaska--Ukivok Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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Cliff-dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok; Eskimos--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok; Alaska Native--Dwellings--Alaska--Ukivok Ukivok (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc. Eskimo architecture--Alaska--Ukivok |
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Filed in Alaska--Cities-- King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 40 miles west of Cape Douglas and 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of his party. But it's unclear how long the Inupiat Indians lived there. A century ago, about 200 people dwelled in walrus-skin homes tacked to the face of the cliffs. They hunted walrus, seal and seabirds and collected berries and plants. Every summer, they traveled by kayak and skin boat to the mainland 40 miles to the east, camping near Nome, where they sold ivory carvings. Starting in the 1950s, fewer people returned to King Island. The 1960 U.S. Census counted only 49 residents. The 1970 census found none. King Island is among 16 federally recognized Native villages that were deserted or used as seasonal camps. Today, many former King Island residents and their descendants live in Nome. Several factors contributed to the demise of King Island. Pregnant women were choosing to stay in Nome, where there were doctors. Many of the men were drafted into the military during World War II. In the late 1940s and 1950s, tuberculosis killed some people and hospitalized others. And ultimately, as with other Alaska villages vacated in modern times, paying jobs were available in more accessible towns. |
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Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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Stilt village of Ukivok on King Island, Alaska |
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stilt village of ukivok on king island, alaska |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/796 |
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United States--Alaska--King Island |
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ENVELOPE(-58.100,-58.100,-62.000,-62.000) ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) ENVELOPE(-71.499,-71.499,61.617,61.617) ENVELOPE(-62.035,-62.035,-73.548,-73.548) |
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Bering Sea King Island Kayak Cape Prince of Wales Cape Douglas |
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Bering Sea King Island Kayak Cape Prince of Wales Cape Douglas |
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Bering Sea eskimo* Inupiat Nome Alaska walrus* |
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Bering Sea eskimo* Inupiat Nome Alaska walrus* |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Alaska Photograph Collection |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0545 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/796 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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