Yuungnaqpiallerput - The Way We Genuinely Live - Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival

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Elders
Our thanks to the elders who so generously shared their knowledge:
John Alexie, Kwethluk Henry Alikayak, Manokotak Frank Andrew, Kwigillingok Nick Andrew, Sr., Marshall Dick Anthony, Nightmute Lena Atti, Kwigillingok Wassilie Berlin, Kasigluk Alex Bird, Emmonak Annie Blue, Togiak Elena Charles, Bethel Marie Erik, Chefornak Wassilie Evan, Akiak Cecelia Foxie, Stebbins Joan Hamilton, Chevak Peter Jacobs, Sr., Bethel Martina John, Toksook Bay Paul John, Toksook Bay Peter John, Kwigillingok	Willie Kamkoff, Kotlik Paul Kiunya, Sr., Kipnuk David Martin, Kipnuk Elsie Mather, Bethel Justina Mike, St. Marys Catherine Moore, Emmonak Marie Moses, Toksook Bay Phillip Moses, Toksook Bay Theresa Moses, Toksook Bay Timothy Myers, Pilot Station Agatha Nevak, Bethel Andy Paukan, St. Marys John Phillip, Sr., Kongiginak Neva Rivers, Hooper Bay Dennis Sheldon, Alakanuk Joe Spein, Kwethluk Mary Ann Sundown, Scammon Bay

Lenders
We are deeply grateful to the museums which allowed us to bring objects and photographs together for exhibit, including:
Alaska State Museum, Juneau Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Jesuit Oregon Province Archives, Spokane, Washington Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and Museum, Bethel

Donors
This exhibition was made possible by the support of the following organizations and individuals:
National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs National Science Foundation, Informal Science Education Anchorage Museum Association Anchorage Museum Foundation Calista Elders Council Association of Village Council Presidents Calista Corporation Alaska Humanities Forum ConocoPhillips Alaska BP Totem Ocean Trailer Express Northern Air Cargo Alaska Airlines U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge