sentences:  This man was consulted in any affair of importance affecting the village in general, particularly in determining participation in the Kevgiq and Itruka'ar ceremonies.He was said to be a major contributor to those ceremonies and provider to orphans and widows.The position of the "nukalpiaq" was not, however, comparable to that of the "umialik" (whaling captain) of the northern and northwestern Alaska Iñupiaq Eskimo.