Alaska
Qasgiq: The Men's House
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The qusgiq served both as the men's house and community center. Boys old enough to leave their mothers joined male relatives in the qasgiq where together they worked, ate, bathed and slept. The older males taught younger ones how to be Yup'ik or Cup'ik men. Mothers and wives brought them food and joined in the evening singing, dancing and festive events.
Alaska Native Heriage Center, Anchorage
