Umkumiut is a seasonal hunting and fishing camp situated in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. This community is not an independent village as it is counted as part of the community of Toksook Bay.
It was also the spring camp site for residents of Nightmute.
The word Umkumiut literally means "people of Umkuuk," which are the name of the cliffs above the village.
References
- Fienup-Riordan, Ann; Rearden, Alice (2003). ""Kenekngamceci Qanrutamceci (We Talk to You Because We Love You)": Yup'ik "Culturalism" at the Umkumiut Culture Camp". Arctic Anthropology. 40 (2). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge: comprehensive conservation plan, environmental impact statement, wilderness review, and wild river plan : final. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service University of Michigan. 1988. p. 127.
- Ann Fienup-Riordan; et al. (2005). Yup'ik Words of Wisdom. U. of Nebraska Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-8032-6917-X.
In 1964, Paul led a number of families to found the village of Toksook Bay to avoid the arduous annual move between the winter village of Nightmute and spring camp at Umkumiut.
- Fienup-Riordan, Ann (2013). Our Nelson Island Stories. University of Washington. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-295-80475-0.
Then the one down the coast right along this side of Umkumiut , the small point over there is called Eskang. And above Umkumiut those small cliffs called Umkuuk, they call them Umkuuk.
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60°30′N 165°12′W / 60.500°N 165.200°W / 60.500; -165.200
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