Yup'ik Dance Mask
Yup'ik artist Phillip Charette holds up a Yup'ik ceremonial dance mask, demonstrating how it may have been used by his ancestors
Compliments of the Smithsonian Institute's National Musuem of Natural History
Yup'ik Links & Resources
About Yup'ik and Inuit (Eskimo) Art and Culture
I've gathered for you below, links to some of the places where you can find additional information about Yup'ik art and culture, and about the larger Inuit (Eskimo) cultures of which the Yup'iks are a part.
Links to external resources that appear elsewhere on this site have been included in the links below—so think of this page as the "one-stop shopping" page for links to cultural resources related to the Yup'ik people.
Please email me at phillip@spiritone.com if you have additional links you'd like me to add to this page.
Museums with Yup'ik Collections
Listed below are museums where Yup'ik masks and other cultural artifacts and information about the Yup'ik people can be found...
Alaska State Museums (links to all state museums)
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Smithsonian Institute: National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institute: he National Museum of Natural History
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Museum für Völkerkunde - Museum of Ethnology
About Yup'ik People
Links to materials and organizations specific to the Yup'ik people...
Nima Corp (specific to the Qup'ig people of Nunivak Island)
Qayanek Qayaq Preservation Center (Kayak Center)
Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center
Masterworks of Yup'ik Science & Survival
- An summary of Yup'ik history and culture in Wikipedia
- Studant essay from the "Peoples of the World" project at the Quinebaug Valley Community-Technical College in Danielson, Connecticut
- An article describing the true nature of the Yup'ik worldview; Written by Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley; Published by University of Alaska
Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Among the Yupik
- Summary of research addressing the differences in ability to cope between Yup'ik people who still practice the traditional ways, and those who do not
Yup'ik Masks and Other Art
Links to authoritative information about Yup'ik masks ...
Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer
- Online web exhibit highlighting 27 Yup'ik Masks, produced by th e Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center
- A Harvard Magazine article comparing traditional Yup'ik masks with the contemporary masks created by Phillip Charette
The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks: The Stories They Tell
- Article by Ann Fienup-Riordan form the book The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks
- A student report by Alison Booher for "Trends in Contemporary American Puppet Theater, University of Connecticut. Ballard Institute & Museum of Poetry
- A fine-art print created by Yup'ik artist Phillip Charette tells the story of Yup'ik creation
Books on Yup'ik People and Their Culture
Books of interest that address the lifestyles and cultural challenges of the
Yup'ik people, both past and present...
The Living Tradition of Yup'Ik Masks: Agayuliyararput : Our Way of Making Prayer
- A book about Yup'ik masks and masked-dancing that includes 200 color plates and 100 b&w photos
Always Getting Ready, Upterrlainarluta: Yup'Ik Eskimo Subsistence in Southwest Alaska
- A perspective on how the changing seasons affects the gathering and subsistence activities of the Yup'ik people, whose lives are now in caught-up in the throes of cultural transistion.
Eskimo Essays: Yup’ik Lives and How We See Them
- A book that describes the reality of Yup'ik life, and which points the way toward a fuller recognition of how Yup'ik Eskimos differ from the popular Western image of an Eskimo.
Faith Food & Family in a Yupik Whaling Community
- Relying on oral history blended with ethnography and ethnohistory, author Carol Zane Jolles views contemporary Yup'ik people in terms of the enduring beliefs and values that have contributed to their community's suvival and adaptability.
Wise Words of the Yupik People
- Documents the words of the elders regarding the proper way to live life.
- A reference list of books and other resources about Yup'ik and Cup'ik people
About Alaskan Natives and Other Inuit (Eskimo) People
Links to materials and organizations related to Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) history, education, languages, and cultures in general ...
- Website for the Alaska Native Heritage Center, an the educational and cultural institution dedicated to educating people about the diverse Native arts and cultures of Alaska
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
- A history of the Inuit People in the "Countries and Their Cultures" website
- An overview of the Inuit People in Canada's First People's website, including images of masks, and other carvings
Eskimo and Inuit: Are They the Same People?
- Article on the AAA Native Arts website
- Chapter 2-1 from Alaska History & Cultural Studies: Alaska's Prehistoric and Protohistoric Past
- Chapter 2-4 from Alaska History & Cultural Studies: Eskimos
- An overview of who the Eskimo are, including specific information about Yupik and Inupiaq people, from the Arctic Studies Center
Arctic Studies Center: Resources & Web Links
- Links to archeological, anthropological and other sciences focused on the study of peoples Native to the Arctic region
Native American Arts Organizations
Links to various Native American Arts organizatins of interest ...
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts
- Native American music and books, including MP3 downloads from Phillip Charette's CD titled "Arctic Voices"
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)
- Winter Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Winter Showcase 2009
Native American People
Links to various Native American websites of general interest ...
- Gateway to tribal websites and information pertaining to environmental protections issues; An Environmental Protection Agency website
