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Nuniwarmiut woman wearing beaded labrets below her lower lip, photograph by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1929.
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Nuniwarmiut woman wearing beaded labrets below her lower lip, photograph by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1929.
Nuniwarmiut woman wearing beaded labrets below her lower lip, photograph by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1929.

The Nuniwarmiut are an Eskimo people who have inhabited Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea for at least 2,000 years. Their traditions were preserved for a longer time than many mainland groups due to the difficult shoals surrounding the island, which hindered landings. Historically, they wore labrets (ornaments in a pierced lip) and nose rings, as documented in photographs from the late 1920s. The largest settlement on Nunivak Island is Mekoryuk.1

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  2. Nunivak Island
  3. Kitikmeot

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