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Alutiiq The name for the language and people of the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and Prince William Sound. The term comes from the loan-word "Aleut," which the Russians used to refer to both Unangan and Sugtestun speakers Anayugaq (dual anayugak , plural anayugat )  Language: Sugtestun Family leader or chief in pre-Russian days Athabascan Athabascan (Athabaskan, Athapaskan): Three variants of the spelling of the name of the people and their language family who historically lived in the interior of Alaska. The different spellings arise from the fact that neither "p" as spoken by Americans nor the "b" exactly duplicates the sound in the word. Linguists usually prefer a "k" over a "c" because the letter "c" in English can have two different pronunciations Baidarka  Language: Unanga A common term for both the skin-covered boat (iqya – hat over the x) and the chiton which is an important intertidal shellfish resource on the Aleutians. The term was brought by Russians. A related word, "baidar", was used during Russian days to refer to a large open skin boat similar to an Inupiat umiaq Chigda ( plural chigdas )  Language: Unanga Gut parka, called "kamleika" by Russians Chookaneidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Dakláweidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Deisheetaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Ganax.ádi  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Ganaxteidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Hasxu ( plural hasxun )  Language: Unanga A throwing board used from the iqya or kayak Inuit The name for the people of Arctic Canada, sometimes called "Eskimo" in popular literature Inuktitut The name of the language of the Canadian Inuit Inupiaq ( plural Inupiat ) A person, literally a "real person," one who is a member of the Inupiaq group in northern Alaska Iqya ( plural iqyan )  Language: Unanga Skin boat or kayak, called "baidarka" by the Russians, with one, two, or three holes for paddlers and passengers. Only the one- and two-hole models (called uluxtan) were made in the days before the Russians. Russian fur traders and priests encouraged the institution of three-hole iqyan so that they could be paddled to their destinations by two Unangam men. Kaach.ádi  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Kaagwaantaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Kiks.ádi  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Kooyu.eidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Kwaashkíkwaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Kwan  Language: Tlingit A village or territory surrounding a village and including fishing and hunting grounds and berry-picking areas, each owned by a specific clan that made its home in the kwan Lineidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety ( plural ludaagix )  Language: Unanga Leader or chief of a large family group Naanyaa.aayí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Naastadí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Neixádi  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Qasgiq (dual qasgik , plural qasgit )  Language: Central Yup’ik A men’s house or community house where men worked during the day, in some villages slept at night, and where community ceremonies and celebrations were held. Sometimes referred to as a "clubhouse." (dual , plural )  Language: Unanga A shaman or spiritual leader who could make direct contact with the spirits of animals and natural objects Quliraq (dual qulirak , plural qulirat )  Language: Central Yup’ik An ancient narrative. Like myths, qulirat often tell about origins of human and natural phenomena Shangukeidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Sugpiaq  Language: Sugtestun and Alutiiq The word meaning "real person" in the Sugtestun or Alutiiq language; also used to refer to their ancestral language Sugtestun The name for the language of the Alutiiq or Sugpiaq people of the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and Prince William Sound T'akdeintaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Teeyhíttaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Raven moiety Teikweidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Tikiaq  Language: Inupiaq The name for the village located on Point Hope in northwestern Alaska Tlingit The name for one group of people of Southeastern Alaska. It means, literally, "people of the intertidal zone." Tuku ( plural tukun )  Language: Unanga Leader or chief, from the Russian "toyon" Ula ( plural ulan )  Language: Unanga A sod house, called a "barabara" by the Russians Uluxta  Language: Unanga A two-hole iqya or kayak, used both before and after contact with the Russians Unanga (dual Unangax , plural Unangan ) A Native of the Aleutian Islands, the Pribilof Islands, the Shumagin Islands, and the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Unangan and Unangas also call themselves "Aleuts," following the Russian practice instituted more than 200 years ago Unipkaaq (dual unipkaak , plural unipkaat )  Language: Inupiaq An ancient narrative. Like myths, unipkaat often tell about origins of human and natural phenomena  Language: Inupiaq The village located at Point Barrow in northern Alaska Wooshkeetaan  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Yanyeidí  Language: Tlingit A Tlingit clan of the Eagle moiety Yup’ik ( plural Yupiit )  Language: Central Yup’ik Central Yup’ik for a person; literally, a "real person," one who is a member of the Central Yup’ik group Yupik ( plural Yupiit ) St. Lawrence Island Yupik for a person; literally, a "real person," one who is a member of the St. Lawrence Island or eastern Siberian Yupik group