Alaska Natives - Wikipedia
WEBAlaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Alaskan Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.
Alaska Native Peoples | Alaska Federation of Natives
WEBAccording to the 2014 Census update, 18% of Alaska’s general population is American Indian or Alaska Native – the highest rate for this racial group of any state. Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, has the greatest proportion of Native peoples among places with over 100,000 residents, at 12%.
Alaska Native Cultures - Alaska (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Alaska Native Cultures. This map shows the indigenous language regions of Alaska. Related languages of neighboring Canada and Russia are also shown. National parks are also shown; click on a national park to explore information concerning the indigenous people traditionally calling those areas …
List of Alaska Native tribal entities - Wikipedia
WEBThis list of Alaska Native tribal entities names the federally recognized tribes in the state of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 explains how these Alaska Native villages came to be tracked this way.
Alaska Native People - Alaska (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Alaska Native people have lived with the land long before it became a state or any national parks were established. From long ago through present day, the stories of Alaska Natives are wide-ranging and exciting. Many of these stories offer lessons in creativity, resilience, community, and much more. Browse the articles below to …
A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People - TheCollector
WEBOct 11, 2023 · A History of Alaska’s Indigenous People. Known as America’s last frontier, Alaska finally became the 49th US state in 1959. However, native people had been living in Alaska for thousands of years. Who are they?
Alaska - Native Tribes, Wildlife, Glaciers | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · Alaska - Native Tribes, Wildlife, Glaciers: Thousands of years before Danish explorer Vitus Bering arrived in Alaska in 1741, the Tlingit and Haida peoples were living in the southern and southeastern coastal area; the Unangax (Aleut) people on the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula; the Inuit and Yupiit (Yupik) on the Bering ...
Alaska Native Culture
WEBAbout 15 percent of Alaska’s 730,000 residents are Alaska Native, with 20 distinct cultures and 300 different dialects. Many Alaska Native people live in villages scattered along the coastline and rivers of Alaska, where they still practice traditional subsistence hunting and fishing lifestyles.
Alaska Native Cultural Groups and Regions
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Alaska’s heartland has been the traditional lands of the Dene Athabascan people for thousands of years, with 11 distinct subgroups: Ahtna, Dena’ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Han, and Gwich’in. Known for following fish and game throughout the …
Alaska Natives, Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska
WEBToday, Alaska's diverse Native peoples remain a strong presence in Alaska, comprising approximately 16% of the state's population. Rapid changes in communications, transportation, and other services to remote villages have dramatically changed Native life.
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