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Anfesia Shapsnikoff (October 1, 1901 – January 15, 1973) was an Aleut leader and educator born October 1, 1901, at Atka, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands. [1] Renowned for her weaving of Aleut grass baskets, Anfesia flew to many communities throughout Alaska to teach children the lost art of Attu basket weaving.
People associated with the University of Helsinki (4 C) Pages in category "People from Helsinki" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total.
Niebaum acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. By the end of 1860s, he had become one of the world's leading fur traders. Among his many known accomplishments, Niebaum founded the Alaskan Commercial Company in San Francisco, California. He also prepared some of the first official maps of the coastline of Alaska.
Rolf Nevanlinna (1895–1980), mathematician, university teacher & writer Gunnar Nordström (1881–1923), theoretical physicist Jakob Sederholm (1863–1934), petrologist
Lydia T. Black states that Unanagan wooden headgear trace their origins to the Kodiak Island region. [7] The headgear of this area, belonging to the Kodiak Alutiiq, developed through a combination of influences and adaptations from neighbouring Indigenous peoples including the Yup’ik (in the north-west of Alaska), the Tlingit and the Haida (in the north-west coast of Alaska and British ...
In 1966, Hensley wrote a paper for a constitutional law class at the University of Alaska. The essay was titled “ "What Rights to Land Have the Alaska Native: The Primary Issue". The essay discussed American Indian history and their treatment by the United States and the corresponding laws based on agreements between natives and the State.
Victor Fischer (May 2, 1924 – October 22, 2023) was a German-born American politician from the state of Alaska.A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention that drafted Alaska's constitution in 1955 and 1956.
The oath board of the Academic Karelian Society 1922-1940. The political and philosophical ideology of the AKS had its main roots in the philosophy of the 19th century Fennophile statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman who emphasized a strong national state and the need of bringing the Finnish language into the forefront of the Finnish cultural life, which was dominated almost exclusively by the ...