Inu-Yupiaq

Inu-Yupiaq dancer performing in a kuspuk.

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] The group formed in response to the need for an Eskimo dancing group in Fairbanks.[3]

Native dance is a part of the Inupiaq culture,[4] And "song duels" were a traditional part of the cultures of the Inupiaq and the St. Lawrence Island Yupik People of north and northwestern Alaska.[5]

  1. ^ "About the Inu-Yupiaq Dancers of UAF". inuyupiaqdancers.tripod.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  2. ^ Oldmixon, Lael (December 16, 2009). "UAF Admissions: Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group". UAF Admissions. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Molly Lane. "Inu-Yupiaq starts off Festival of Native Arts". Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Catherine Swan Reimer (1999). Counseling the Inupiat Eskimo. p. 127. ISBN 9780313309342.
  5. ^ "Inupiaq & St. Lawrence Island Yupik Cultures of Alaska". Alaska Native Heritage Center. Retrieved May 15, 2018.