Alaska Natives
Arctic indigenous peoples
Alaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska, including Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Athabascan, Tlingit, Haida, and other groups.
The term is the standard designation in U.S. law and policy, distinguishing these populations from Native Americans of the lower 48 states.
Alaska Natives have treaty rights to subsistence hunting and fishing.
Northwest Coast indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- AthabaskanNorthern indigenous language group
- UnanganAleutian Islands indigenous group
Ceremonial wealth distribution gathering
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
mask-making · ulu · umiak · regalia · moiety · feast · ceremony
Pursuing wild game
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- berry-pickingHarvesting small wild fruits
gathering · harvesting · ice-fishing · trapping · netting · smoking · caching · sustainability
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
umiak · sled · husky · walrus · caribou · muskox · seal · whale
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
elders · oral-history · family · sovereignty · self-determination · village · reservation
Haida
Northwest Coast indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- AthabaskanNorthern indigenous language group
- UnanganAleutian Islands indigenous group
potlatch
Ceremonial wealth distribution gathering
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
dancing · mask-making · ulu · umiak · regalia · moiety · feast · ceremony
hunting
Pursuing wild game
berry-picking · gathering · harvesting · ice-fishing · trapping · netting · smoking · caching · sustainability · elders
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- auroraAtmospheric light display
kayak · umiak · sled · husky · walrus · caribou · muskox · seal · whale · snowshoe
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
bloodline · elders · oral-history · family · sovereignty · self-determination · village · reservation
Alaska Nativescolonizers
Those who establish foreign control
settlers · newcomers · colonists · European settlers · outsiders
Alaska NativesAmerican Indians
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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