Inupiaq
Americannoun
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a member of a group of Indigenous peoples inhabiting northern Alaska along the Bering, Chukchi, and Arctic coasts, and some distance inland.
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the Inuit language as spoken by the Inupiaq people.
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Etymology
Origin of Inupiaq
From Inupiaq inyupiaq (plural inyupiat ) “real person”
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“And when they got close enough to the seal, they would grab their harpoon and get the seal,” said Johnson, an Inupiaq originally from Nome.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
It’s all made for a long three years for Mama Sue, a devout Christian and a retired tribal doctor who practiced traditional medicine in Inupiaq villages.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
Austin Ahmasuk, an Inupiaq native, said the port’s original construction displaced an area traditionally used for subsistence hunting or fishing, and the expansion won’t help.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
About 170 people live in Wales, according to the Census Bureau, and most residents are Inupiaq.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Wales is a small town, mainly consisting of the native Inupiaq people.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
As a tanik, or outsider, in an insular Native Inupiat community, she dedicated herself to cultivating relationships and overcoming the locals’ mistrust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"And mostly, thank you to the indiginous people, Inupiat and Inuit people of northern Alaska, they told us their stories, and allowed us to listen, and that was just a blessing."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
According to the study, domestic Eurasian reindeer were introduced into western Alaska in the 1890s to offer an additional source of food and fiber for local Inupiat, Indigenous people native to northern Alaska.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the mayor of Nuiqsut, an Inupiat community near the proposed Willow project, said late Tuesday evening that she was disappointed by the administration’s finding.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
The most strident criticism came in the form of a dense, multipage epistle from Ambler, a tiny Inupiat village on the Kobuk River north of the Arctic Circle.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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