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Krauss, Holton, Kerr, and West. 2011. Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska. Fairbanks and Anchorage: Alaska Native Language Center and UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research. Online: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/
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Explore Alaska Native stories of the past, present, and future.
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Learn more about Alaska Native people and their long history on these lands.
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Learn more about the traditional knowledge that feeds the body and souls of Alaska Natives.
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Read about how the NPS works with federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporations.
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Subsistence is a way of life -- learn about how it sustains Alaska Natives and their cultures here.
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Understand culture through oral history, linguistics, Alaska Native art and literature, archaeology, ecology, and biology.
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Learn more about the rich cultural history and Alaska Native heritage in each NPS unit of Alaska.
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Last updated: April 5, 2024