Alaska Native
Inuit man
Total population
~106,660 (2006)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Alaska
Languages
American English, Haida, Tsimshian, Eskimo-Aleut languages, Na-Dené languages, others
Religions
Shamanism (largely ex), Christianity

Alaska Natives are indigenous peoples of the Americas native to the state of Alaska within the United States. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. The Haida language ( X̲aat Kíl X̲aadas Kíl X̲aayda Kil) is the language of the Haida people The Tsimshian ( Sm'algyax: Ts’msyan) /'sɪmʃiæn/ are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Eskimo-Aleut is a Language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They include Inupiat, Yupik, Aleut, and several Native American peoples, including Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and a number of Northern Athabaskan peoples. The Inupiat or Iñupiaq (from inuit- people - and piaq/t real i The Yupik or in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik, are a group of indigenous or aboriginal peoples of western southwestern and southcentral The Aleuts ( self-denomination from Aleut language allíthuh 'community' older or regional self-denomination Unangax̂, Unangan or Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Not to be confused with the Turkic Telengit people The Tlingit (ˈklɪŋkɪt in English also /-gɪt/ or Tlinkit /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/ which The Haida (19th C-early 20th C Indigenous nation of the west coast of North America. The Tsimshian ( Sm'algyax: Ts’msyan) /'sɪmʃiæn/ are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Eyak is an extinct Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southcentral Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. Northern Athabaskan is a geographic sub-grouping of the Athabaskan language family spoken in the northern part of North America, particularly in Alaska

History

In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded. The Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANS and its counterpart the Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS are legally two nonprofit organizations which are interrelated and which for purposes

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. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M Aboriginal land claims are claims of Native or Aboriginal peoples (also referred to as Indigenous peoples about their right of ownership of the land they inhabited The Alaska Native Regional Corporations ( Alaska Native Corporations or ANCSA Corporations) were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed 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. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States An example of this separate treatment is that Alaska Natives are allowed the harvesting of whales and other marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Whales are marine mammals which are neither Dolphins (ie members of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae) nor Porpoises Orcas Marine mammals are a diverse group of roughly 120 species of Mammal that are primarily Ocean -dwelling or depend on the ocean for food The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 prohibits with certain exceptions the taking of Marine mammals in United States waters and by U In addition, Alaska Natives were not given title to land under the Dawes Act but were instead treated under the Alaska Native Allotment Act until it was repealed in 1971. The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 and named after its sponsor U The Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906,, enacted on May 17, 1906, permitted individual Alaska Natives to acquire title to up to 160 acres of land in a Another characteristic difference is that Alaska Native tribal governments do not have the power to collect taxes for business transacted on tribal land, per the United States Supreme Court decision in Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government because Alaska Natives (except for Tsimshians) do not hold reservations. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Alaska v Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, 522 US 520 ( 1998) was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Tsimshian ( Sm'algyax: Ts’msyan) /'sɪmʃiæn/ are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American Tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau

Cultures

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

Alaska Native Languages

• Athabascan
  • Ahtna
  • Deg Hit’an
  • Dena'ina
  • Gwich’in
  • Hän
  • Holikachuk
  • Kolchan
  • Koyukon
  • Lower Tanana
  • Tanacross
  • Upper Tanana
• Eyak
• Haida
• Tlingit
• Tsimshian
• Eskimo
  • Inupiat (an Inuit people)
  • Yupik
    • Siberian Yupik
    • Yup'ik
      • Cup'ik
    • Sugpiaq (Alutiiq)
      • Chugach
      • Koniag
• Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan)
• Alutiiq

See also

• List of Alaska Native Tribal Entities — the list of officially recognized Native Villages and other "tribal entities", according to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes) is the name of a large group of closely The Ahtna (also Ahtena, Atna, Ahtna-khotana or Copper River) are one of the tribes of Athabaskan people in Alaska. Deg Hit’an (also Deg Xit’an, Deg Hitan, Degexit’an, Kaiyuhkhotana) is a group of Northern Athabascan peoples in Alaska The Dena’ina (also Tanaina) are an Alaska Native people an extended tribe of American Indian lineage The Gwich'in (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin) literally "one who dwells" and "I think" are a First Nations / Alaska 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 Athabaskan people native to The Upper Kuskokwim language (also called Kolchan or Goltsan) is an Athabaskan language of the Na-Dené 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 Interior Alaska in the lower Tanana River villages of Eyak is an extinct Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southcentral Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. The Haida (19th C-early 20th C Indigenous nation of the west coast of North America. Not to be confused with the Turkic Telengit people The Tlingit (ˈklɪŋkɪt in English also /-gɪt/ or Tlinkit /ˈtlɪŋkɪt/ which The Tsimshian ( Sm'algyax: Ts’msyan) /'sɪmʃiæn/ are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Eskimos or Esquimaux are Indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia ( Russia) across The Inupiat or Iñupiaq (from inuit- people - and piaq/t real i Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting The Yupik or in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik, are a group of indigenous or aboriginal peoples of western southwestern and southcentral Siberian Yupiks, or Yuits are indigenous people who reside along the coast of the Chukchi Peninsula in the far northeast of the Russian Federation and The Yup'ik people (also Central Alaskan Yup'ik, plural Yupiit) are an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska ranging from southern The Alutiiq (plural Alutiit) also called Pacific Yupik or Sugpiaq, are a southern coastal people of the Yupik peoples of Alaska. Chugach (ˈtʃuːgætʃ is the name of an Alaska Native culture and group of people in the region of the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound. The Aleuts ( self-denomination from Aleut language allíthuh 'community' older or regional self-denomination Unangax̂, Unangan or The Alutiiq (plural Alutiit) also called Pacific Yupik or Sugpiaq, are a southern coastal people of the Yupik peoples of Alaska. rThis is a list of Alaska Native tribal entities which are recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History Although the bureau which was called the Office of Indian Affairs was formed in 1824 similar agencies had existed in the U
• Native Americans in the United States
• Prehistory of Alaska

Alaska Native

External links

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

References