Alutiiq-Yupik mythology
The mythology Alutiiq-Yupik include the following Amerindian peoples: Yupik, Yupiit, Yup'ik, Alutiiq.
The Yupiks (Yup'ik in the singular and Yupiit au pluriel en langue yupik) sont les indigènes qui vivent sur la moitié sud de la côte ouest de l’Alaska, spécialement sur le delta du Yukon-Kuskokwim et le long de la rivière Kuskokwim (Yupiks du centre de l’Alaska), dans le sud de l’Alaska (les Alutiiqs) et sur la pointe orientale de la Russie et l’île Saint-Laurent au sud du détroit de Béring (les Yupiks de Sibérie). Les Yupiit sont apparentés aux Inuit et sont membres du conseil circumpolaire inuit.
The Yupiit of central Alaska are by far the most numerous Yupik group. Those who live on Nunivak Island are called Cup'ig ; those who live in the village of Shevak are called Cup'ik.
Due to confusion by Russian explorers in the 1800s, some Yupiit living along the border with their relatives Aleuts were called Aleuts, or Alutiiq in Yupik. This denomination remained in force. The Yupiit called themselves that. The term consists of Yuk ("Person") and the suffix -pik (" true ").
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