Alaska, Hawaiʻi and the US Pacific
Yup'ik
Lands
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and nearby coasts and rivers of southwest Alaska, United States
Countries United States
Facts 2
Today
In the Calista Region along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, subsistence hunting, fishing and gathering bind communities together and are part of who people are.
As of 2026 Source: Calista Corporation, Our Region (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The word Yup'ik names both the language and the people, built from yuk, meaning person, and pik, meaning real.
Source: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Languages - Central Yup'ik (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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