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King Island (Inupiaq: Ugiuvak; Russian: Остров Кинг) (King's Island in early US sources) is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska. It is about 40 miles (64 km) west of Cape Douglas and is south of Wales, Alaska.

Location in Alaska

Geography


King Island, Alaska. The large boulders on the top of the island are barely visible through the fog.
King Island, Alaska. The large boulders on the top of the island are barely visible through the fog.

King island is a small island located about 40 miles (64 km) offshore, south of the village of Wales, Alaska and about 90 miles northwest of Nome. The island is about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide with steep slopes on all sides. It was named by James Cook, first European to sight the island in 1778, for Lt. James King, a member of his party. It is part of the Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.


Population


The island was once the winter home of a group of about 413 Inupiat who called themselves Asiuluk, meaning "people of the sea," or Ugiuvaŋmiut, from Ugiuvak, the village of King Island and "miut," meaning "people of" or "group of people".

The Ugiuvaŋmiut spent their summers engaging in subsistence hunting and gathering on King Island and on the mainland near the location of present-day Nome, Alaska. Their winters were spent in other subsistence activities, particularly hunting and fishing on the ice. Subsistence activities on and around the island included hunting seals and walruses, crab fishing, and gathering bird eggs and other foods. The spring and summer was the important time of gathering to the Ukivokmiut, while the winters were the time of dance. Due to the limited daylight during the winter, the days were spent dancing in the "Qagri", or men's communal house. As an example, the month of December is known to the Uġiuvaŋmiut as Sauyatugvik or "the time of drumming".

After the establishment of Nome, the islanders began to sell intricate carvings to residents of Nome during the summer.


Population relocation


In the mid-1900s the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed the school on Uġiuvak, forcefully taking the children of Ukivok to go to school on mainland Alaska, leaving the elders and adults to gather the needed food for winter. Because the children were not on the island to help gather food, the adults and elders had no choice but to move to mainland Alaska to make their living. By 1970, all King Island people had moved to mainland Alaska year-round.

Although the King Islanders have moved off the island, they have kept a very distinct cultural identity, living a very similar life as they had on the island. Some King Islanders still return to the island to gather subsistence foods, such as walrus and seal.

In 2005 and 2006 the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded a research project which brought a few King Island natives back to the island. Some participants had not been back to the island in 50 years.[needs update]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.
1880100
1890200100.0%
1910119
192013715.1%
193017024.1%
194020822.4%
196066
19800
19900
U.S. Decennial Census[1]

King Island first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated native eskimo village of "Ookivagamute."[2] In 1890, it returned as Uġiuvak. It next appeared in 1910 as King Island and would continue to report until 1960, with the exception of 1950 when no figure was reported. It next reported as Uġiuvak again, classified as a native village (ANVSA) in 1980 and 1990, but with no residents. It has not reported since.




See also



Explanatory notes


  1. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. "Geological Survey Professional Paper". U.S. Government Printing Office. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018 via Google Books.



На других языках


[de] King Island (Alaska)

King Island (Inupiaq: Ugiuvak) ist eine Insel im Beringmeer westlich der Seward-Halbinsel von Alaska. Die Insel befindet sich etwa 64 km westlich von Cape Douglas. Sie besteht primär aus einem gut 200 m hohen und 2,5 km langen Fels.
- [en] King Island (Alaska)

[es] Isla del Rey (Alaska)

La Isla del Rey (en inglés: King Island) es una isla localizada en el mar de Bering, al oeste de Alaska, Estados Unidos.[1]

[fr] King Island (Alaska)

King Island est une île inhabitée située dans la mer de Bering, à l'ouest de l'Alaska. Elle se trouve à 64 km du cap Douglas, et est au sud de Wales. L'île fut découverte par le capitaine James Cook en 1778 qui la nomma ainsi en l'honneur du lieutenant James King, un officier de son expédition.

[it] Isola King (Alaska)

King (in lingua inupiatun[1] Ugiuvak) è un'isola del mare di Bering ad ovest dell'Alaska. Si trova 64 km ad ovest di Cape Douglas e a sud di Wales, la cittadina più occidentale del continente nordamericano. L'isola appartiene all'Alaska (USA) e fa parte dell'Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

[ru] Кинг (остров, Аляска)

Остров Кинг (англ. King Island, инуитск. Ugiuvak) — остров в Беринговом море, к западу от побережья Аляски в 64 км от мыса Дуглас, южнее мыса Принца Уэльского.



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