Yupik

In fact, numerous studies (Bang et al., 1976; Bang and Dyerberg, 1980; Dyerberg, 1989; Nobmann et al., 1999; Kris-Etherton et al., 2002) have linked omega-3 fatty acids with reductions in heart disease in general, and specifically to low incidence of heart disease and other beneficial effects in Greenland Eskimos or Siberian Yupiks in Alaska.

Nobmann and her colleagues (e.g., Nobmann et al., 1998, 1999, 2005), who assessed the diet of Siberian Yupiks in Alaska, found that traditional foods such as maktak (or muktuk) contribute to the high omega-3 intake among these people.

Dietary intakes among Siberian Yupiks of Alaska and implications for cardiovascular disease.

In the Arctic village of Gambell, Alaska, where 450 Siberian Yupiks (also known as Inuits) live, the medical student put his fledgling skills to the service of the tribe, under the supervision of a 20-year veteran, Dr.

"As in all Inuit cultures," he explains, the Siberian Yupiks hold their elders "in very high esteem." They are "intrinsically valued as indispensable members of the community."

"There has never been a Siberian Yupik tradition that an elder `bids farewell to his family...never to return.'"

The book is organized into four parts, and each contributes in a different way to understanding the Yupiks' knowledge of the environment in which they live.

This book presents a comprehensive description of Yupik knowledge and understanding of sea ice and weather in the communities of Savoonga and Gambell on St.

One of the most important contributions of this book is to show that the Yupik knowledge of the sea ice is highly sophisticated, both comprehensive and detailed.