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Paul Joseph John (1929 – March 6, 2015) was an American Yup'ik elder, cultural advocate, and commercial fisherman.John was a proponent of traditional Central Alaskan Yup'ik culture, including the use of the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language and a subsistence lifestyle, including wild food.
The Messenger Feast or Kivgiq [pronunciation?], Kevgiq [pronunciation?] (Kivgiġñiq in Iñupiaq dialect of North Slope Borough, [1] Kivgiqsuat in King Island Iñupiaq, [2] Kevgiq in Yup'ik [3] [4]), is a celebratory mid-winter festival in Alaska traditionally held by Iñupiaq (Tikiġaġmiut, Nunamiut...) and Yup'ik peoples after a strong whale harvest.
Both Yup'ik and Iñupiaq dancing are also known as Eskimo dance in Alaska.. The most obvious ways in which the Eskimo dancing of northwestern Alaska (known as Iñupiaq style Eskimo dance) differs from that of southwestern Alaska (known as Yup'ik style Eskimo dance) are in the beating of the frame-drum from below, rather than from above; the standing, rather than the kneeling of the male ...
Inu-Yupiaq is a dance group at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks that performs a fusion of Iñupiaq and Yup’ik Eskimo motion dance. The Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group was formed in 1995. The songs and dances presented are forms of "Eskimo motion dancing" [1] represent a number of different Alaska Native cultures. [2]
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, read up on famous Native Americans shaping our culture today, including actors, artists, athletes, and politicians 25 Famous Native Americans to Know ...
Traditional Inuit music (sometimes Eskimo music, Inuit-Yupik music, Yupik music or Iñupiat music), the music of the Inuit, Yupik, and Iñupiat, has been based on drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq [1] (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad.
Paul Simon has warned fans they won’t be hearing him play his 1986 hit “You Can Call Me Al” anytime soon.. The 83-year-old folk rock icon, who rose to fame with Art Garfunkel as the renowned ...
Paul John may refer to: Paul John (rugby union) (born 1970), former Wales international rugby union player Paul John (Yupik elder) (1929–2015), American Yup'ik elder, cultural advocate and commercial fisherman