What is the name of the community house that the men live in?
The qasgiq
100
Name three tools that men used.
Spears, harpoons, snow goggles, ice canes, and bow and arrows
100
Who did the Yup'ik and Cup'ik often trade with?
The Athapaskans
100
Who is the creator?
The Raven
200
When did they migrate to Alaska?
10,000 years ago.
200
Where do they believe the spirit lives?
The Bladder
200
Name the tools that women used.
uluaq (slate knife), stone seal-oil lamp, and skin sewing implements
200
Name two things that they traded for.
Furs, caribou, and moose meat.
200
What was the first thing the Raven created?
Land
300
Who are they related to?
The Inuits of Canada.
300
What is the Bladder Festival?
The Bladder Festival is when they return the spirits to the sea to be reborn.
300
When did they travel?
They travel in the spring, summer, and fall.
300
Name three delicacies.
Herring, Herring eggs, seal oil, pacific salmon, and whale meat.
300
What did the Raven tell people to do?
He told them to remember the way.
400
What region are they indigenous to in Alaska?
Western, Southwest, and South-central Alaska.
400
Why did they decorate their weapons?
They believed that it would help them get a successful hunt. They also believed that animals wanted to be killed by beautiful weapons.
400
What were their boats made out of?
The boats were made out of seal or other animal skin that was stretched over whale bones or a wood frame.
400
What are three things they used animals for besides food.
tools, weapons, clothes, shelter, boats, and oil for light.
400
What is significant about people?
Their souls are made out of stars.
500
How have the Yup'ik and Cup'ik adapted to modern society.
They have adapted to modern society by using modern technology such as motorized vehicles. They also send their kids to school to learn subjects that other kids are learning.
500
What Role does the Shaman play in their society?
Shaman's were either bad or good. The good ones prayed for things to help the tribe. The bad ones would curse the people.
500
How do the Yup'ik spell kayak.
Qayaq
500
How does weather affect their diet?
The cold climate causes animals to migrate, limiting the availability of food in the winter. They must stock up over the summer.