Alaska Natives are indigenous peoples who live in what is now the U.S. state of Alaska. They include Inuit (specifically Inupiat and Yupik), Aleuts, and several Native American peoples. Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... English language spread in the United States. ... Pre-contact distribution of Haida The Haida language is the language of the Haida people. ... The Tsimshian (usually pronounced in English SIM-shee-an), translated as People Inside the Skeena River, are a Native American and First Nation people who live around Terrace and Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. ... Eskimo-Aleut languages Eskimo-Aleut is a language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. ... Pre-contact distribution of Na-Dené languages (in red) Na-Dené (also Na-Dene, Nadene, Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit) is a Native American language family which includes the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ... A Hupa man. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... The Inupiat or Iñupiaq are the Inuit people of Alaskas Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs and the Bering Straits region. ... The Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan language, Yupik, are indigenous or aboriginal peoples who live along the coast of western Alaska, especially on the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta and along the Kuskokwim River (Central Alaskan Yupik), in southern Alaska (the Alutiiq) and in the Russian Far East and St. ... The Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangax, Unangan or Unanga) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, U.S.A. and Chukotka, Russia. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ...

History

In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded.

In 1971 Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which settled land and financial claims and provided for the establishment of 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations to administer those claims. Similar to the status of the Canadian Inuit and First Nations, which are recognized as distinct peoples, Alaska Natives are in some respects treated separately from Native Americans in the United States. Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate Dick Cheney, R, since January 20, 2001 Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R, since January 6, 1999 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of January 4, 2005 elections) Democratic Party Republican Party... The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was signed into law on December 18, 1971, and the largest land claims settlement in United States history was concluded. ... Aboriginal land claims are claims of Native or Aboriginal peoples (also referred to as Indigenous peoples) about their ownership of land before the arrival of settlers, primarily Europeans. ... The Alaska Native Regional Corporations (Alaska Native Corporations or ANCSA Corporations) were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) which settled land and financial claims made by the Alaska Natives and provided for the establishment of 13 regional corporations to administer... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ...

Cultures

Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native cultures. Within each culture are many different tribes.

• Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan)
• Athabascan
  • Ahtna
  • Deg Hit’an
  • Dena'ina
  • Gwich’in
  • Hän
  • Holikachuk
  • Kolchan
  • Koyukon
  • Lower Tanana
  • Tanacross
  • Tsetsaut
  • Upper Tanana
• Eyak
• Haida
• Inupiaq (an Inuit people)
• Sugpiaq (also known as the Alutiiq)
• Tlingit
• Tsimshian
• Yupik (related to the Inuit)
  • Siberian Yupik

The Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangax, Unangan or Unanga) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, U.S.A. and Chukotka, Russia. ... Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, and of their language family. ... The Ahtna (trans. ... Deg Hitan (also Deg Xinag, Deg Xitan, Deg Hitan, Degexitan, Ingalik, Ingalit, Inkaliten, Inkality, Kaiyuhkhotana) is a group of Athabaskan peoples in Alaska. ... Dena’ina (also Tanaina) is the Athabaskan language of the Cook Inlet area of Alaska, with four dialects located: Kenai Peninsula southcentral Alaska Upper Cook Inlet north of Anchorage, Alaska Coastal west side of the Cook Inlet Inland areas of the west side of the Cook Inlet Dena&#8217... Gwichʼin family outside home The Gwichʼin (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin), literally one who dwells, are a First Nations/Alaska Native people who live in the northwestern part of North America mostly above the Arctic Circle. ... Chief Isaac of the Han people The Hän language is a Native American endangered language spoken in only two places: Eagle, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. ... Holikachuk (also Innoko, Organized Village of Grayling, Innoka-khotana, Tlëgon-khotana) are an Athabascan people native to western Alaska. ... The Kolchan language (also called Upper Kuskokwim, Goltsan, and McGrath) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dene language family. ... The Koyukon are a group of Athabaskan people living in northern Alaska. ... Lower Tanana (also Tanana) is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken in eastern Interior Alaska and adjacent areas of Canadas Yukon Territory. ... Tanacross is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken near Tanana Crossing in Alaska. ... The Tsetsaut language (also Tsetsaut) was an Athabascan language spoken in Alaska and Canada. ... Upper Tanana is one of the Athabaskan languages. ... Eyak is a Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southern Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. ... The Haida are an indigenous people of the west coast of North America. ... The Inupiat or Iñupiaq are the Inuit people of Alaskas Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs and the Bering Straits region. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... The Alutiiq (plural: Alutiit), also called Pacific Yupik or Sugpiaq, are a southern, coastal branch of Alaskan Yupik. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... The Tsimshian (usually pronounced in English SIM-shee-an), translated as People Inside the Skeena River, are a Native American and First Nation people who live around Terrace and Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. ... The Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan language, Yupik, are indigenous or aboriginal peoples who live along the coast of western Alaska, especially on the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta and along the Kuskokwim River (Central Alaskan Yupik), in southern Alaska (the Alutiiq) and in the Russian Far East and St. ... Siberian Yupik are an indigenous people who reside along the coast of the Chukchi Peninsula in the far northeast of the Russian Federation and the St. ...

See also

• List of Native Alaskan Tribal Entities — the list of officially recognized Native Villages and other "tribal entities", according to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

This is a list of Native Alaskan Tribal Entities which are recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of 55. ...

External links

• Alaska Federation of Natives
• First Alaskans Institute
• Alaska Native Health Board
• Tlingit National Anthem, Alaska Natives Online