IÑU 118: Topics in Iñupiaq Studies

Credits 1.0 3.0
Exploration of various Iñupiaq Studies topics. Some topics include, but are not limited to: crimping dried seal skin to make maklak soles; sewing maklaks to the soles, beading, learning how to make qupak; how to take tendons from caribou legs, dry, then split, and braid them to make thread; learning how to construct various frames such as making a qayaq, uniat, or umiaq; demonstrate how the skins for the cover of the qayaq or umiaq are sewn.
Semester Offered
As demand warrants
Notes
Course may be repeated for credit when content varies.