The Tlingit Indians believed in malevolent spirits that interfered with their lives. Only an individual who possessed certain knowledge, i.e. the shaman, could intercede and break their power.
Map listing the different areas of Alaskan Native languages.
Yup'ik masks of the Agayuliyararput Exhibit, dance and ceremony, shamans, historical perspective, common themes, lessons, ecology, habitat, and glossary, and teacher's curriculum guide.
Mask from the lower Yukon River of Alaska, represents one way that Alaskan native peoples honor the animals on which they depend.
Center for the study of Eskimo and Northern Athabaskan languages at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. ANLC works to document and promote the twenty Native languages of Alaska.
The people of the caribou occupy the southern slopes of the Brooks Range, brief history, photo, map, traditional management practices, and international caribou agreement.
Native legal claims to the sovereign right to control their own communities and their own tribal members.
Present day circumstances of Alaska Native societies as a part of the social, historical, and political fabric of the United States.
Provides grant assistance. A contractor for the Administration for Native Americans, which promotes social and economic self-sufficiency for Native Americans.
Features information and maps on the tribes, development corporations, and regionally-organized links.
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