What is "inu-yupiaq"

Inu-Yupiaq is a dance group at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks that performs a fusion of Iñupiaq and Yup’ik Eskimo motion dance.

The Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group was formed in the year of 1995. The songs and dances presented are forms of "Eskimo motion dancing" represent a number of different Alaska Native cultures. The group formed in response to the need for an Eskimo dancing group in Fairbanks.

Native dance is a part of the Inupiaq culture, And "song duels" were a traditional part of the cultures of the Inupiaq and the St. Lawrence Island Yupik People of north and northwestern Alaska.