Yupik peoples

The Yupik (/ˈjpɪk/; Russian: Юпикские народы) are a group of Indigenous or Aboriginal peoples of western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska and the Russian Far East. They are related to the Inuit and Iñupiat. Yupik peoples include the following:

Yupik
Total population
~35,567
Regions with significant populations
United States
Alaska
33,889
22,000
Russia
Chukotka
~1,700
Languages
English (Alaska)  Russian (in Siberia)  Yupik languages
Religion
Christianity (mostly Eastern Orthodox and Moravian), Shamanism, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Aleut, Chukchi, Inuit, Iñupiat, Sirenik
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