The 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
The complete text of ANCSA.

The 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement
A lengthy analysis of the Act by Norman Chance.

Alaska Native Corporations
Under ANCSA, these 13 Regional Corporations were established to administer settlement monies and lands.

Alaska Native Heritage Center
This attractive site has a great deal of information on all of Alaska's native cultures, and on the Center itself, located in Anchorage.

Alaska Native Knowledge Network
An excellent site "designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing."

Alaska Native Review Commission
This lengthy paper examines the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as it was being developed in 1984.

Aleut
From the Smithsonian, a painting of a hunter, and notes on Aleut culture.

Aleuts - "A Century of Servitude"
A complete on-line book by Dorothy Knee Jones analyzes life for the natives on the Pribilofs.

The Alutiiq
This community history of Kodiak includes a lot of information, some excellent photos, of the Alutiiq.

The Art of the Tlingit
. - living in an area rich in natural resources, the Tlingit developed a style of art that has become world-famous.

Did Athabascans have Culture?
A lengthy examination of Athabascan culture, focusing on the Gwich'in people of Alaska and the Yukon.

Ecoregions of Alaska
Compare this map with the maps of aboriginal peoples - you'll see a very strong correlation.

"The Eskimo and the Land: Ownership and Utilization"
This lengthy paper by Dorothy Jean Ray was presented at the Thirteenth Alaskan Science Conference in 1962.

Inupiat of Arctic Alaska
This superb site by Norman A. Chance gives an in-depth look at the pre-historic and present culture of the Inupiat, using both text and photographs.

Iņupiat Heritage Center
This cultural facility is located in Barrow.

The Lost Reindeer of Arctic Alaska
An lengthy analysis by Norman A. Chance of various attempts to turn Alaska's native peoples into reindeer herders.

Magic Weapons
Scrimshaw, the artistic carving of ivory by Alaskan Eskimos began as an attempt to appease the spirits of animals being hunted. ..

Modern Impact on North Slope Peoples
This lengthy article by Alan E. Whittbecker examines the options for northern native cultures in modern Alaska.

The Native Brotherhoods
Published in 1958, this lengthy paper by Philip Drucker examines the development of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia.

Northwest Coast Indians
This excellent site provides a wide range of information, with photos of traditional life along the coast of northern British Columbia and Alaska.

The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures
This Library of Congress site has a lot of information, and plenty of well-chosen graphics.

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