Editing Shishmaref, Alaska (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Eskimo women from the village of Shishmaref (33421584781).jpg|thumb|Women from the village of Shishmaref, c. 1970s]]
Sometimes referred to as "the friendliest village in Alaska,"<ref>{{cite web|title=Shishmaref|url=https://www.nps.gov/bela/planyourvisit/shishmaref.htm|website=National Park Service|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> Shishmaref is an [[Iñupiaq]] village. Researchers, journalists and the occasional tourist visit Shishmaref, and the city has acquired a reputation for being a gracious host.

Residents rely heavily on a subsistence lifestyle, that is, hunting and gathering much of their food. Primary food sources include sea mammals such as ''ugruk'' ([[bearded seal]]), other seals, and [[walrus]], fish, birds (such as [[rock ptarmigan|ptarmigan]]), [[caribou]] and [[moose]]. The village is well known in the region for its high-quality seal oil and [[fermented meat]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}

Shishmaref is known for its Native art. Local artists carve sculptures from whalebone and walrus ivory, that are much sought after by galleries in Alaska and the Lower 48 states. [[George Aden Ahgupuk]] (1911–2001), a prominent Iñupiaq sculptor and draftsman lived in Shishmaref.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Twok Aden Ahgupuk |url=https://www.askart.com/artist/George_Twok_Aden_Ahgupuk/102770/George_Twok_Aden_Ahgupuk.aspx |website=AskArt |access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>

Shishmaref was home to one of Alaska's most-beloved dog mushers. [[Herbie Nayokpuk]] (1929–2006), known as the "Shishmaref Cannonball," finished the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]] numerous times, including a second-place finish.