Various information, links to history and culture of the Arctic.
Human populations began moving into Northeastern Siberia over sixteen thousand years ago from the more temperate regions of eastern Asia, spreading north and east with the passing of the last Ice Age until they crossed into the Americas via Alaska. That great migration was only the beginning of the story.
The art of Chilkat Blanket weaving originated with the Tsimshian people (near Wrangell) but later spread to the Tlingits through trade and marriage. These blankets, requiring a year of hard work to make, were highly sought by northwest coast Indian nobility long before the first explorers came to this region.
Learn about life in an arctic village, Eskimo culture and tradition.
A personal account of a young man's journey to a small Eskimo village in Alaska. Includes article, pictures, and links.
Official Visitors Guide - Alutiiq People of Kodiak Island.
Dr. Vyacheslav Ivanov, one of the foremost linguists of our day, reviews and evaluates the Alaskan Russian Church Archives.
§801. The Congress finds and declares that -- (1) the continuation of the opportunity for subsistence uses by rural residents of Alaska, including both Natives and non-Natives, on the public lands and by Alaska Natives on Native lands is essential to Native physical, economic, traditional, and cultural existence and to non-Native physical, economic, traditional, and social existence;
Cultural links for Alaska Native and American Indian history, art, culture, flags, celebrities, music, storytelling, dance, photographs, languages, and media.
1867 - The United States purchased Alaska from Russia. The Treaty of Cession required that Alaska's Natives were "not to be disturbed" in their use and occupancy of their traditional lands.
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