Arctic Canada and Alaska

Arctic peoples belong to the Eskimo- Aleut linguistic family, which is divided into three principal linguistic groups: the Aleut, Yupik , and Inupiat speakers. The Aleut speakers, who occupy islands extending into the Pacific in southern Alaska, are divided into eastern and western branches. The Yupik inhabit Bering Sea coastal areas and inland regions along the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers and deltas. Yupik divides into two main dialects, Siberian and Central. The Inupiat...