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William Healey Dall (1845–1927), biologist, hydrographer; explored interior Alaska, charted the Aleutians; America's pre-eminent authority on Alaska 1866–1900 Brad Davis (born 1955), played briefly for the Anchorage Northern Knights before going on to a long career with the Dallas Mavericks , both as a player and in other capacities
Rubem Robierb (born 1976) is a Miami, Florida-based visual artist, sculptor and photographer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His works have earned the attention of the media and art critics, been presented in exhibitions, at art galleries and museums around the world.
Pages in category "People from Alaska" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Stanley T. Adams;
Pages in category "Lists of people from Alaska" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Norm Rokeberg (born 1943), served in the Alaska House of Representatives and was a Republican; Mark Rosen, volleyball head coach at the University of Michigan; Robert Rozier (born 1955), former NFL defensive end, convicted for writing fraudulent checks; born in Alaska but raised in California; James Ryan (born 1974), co-founder of Litmus Logic
A 2013 study by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development documented more than 120,000 Alaska Native people in Alaska. [5] While the majority of Alaska Natives live in small villages or remote regional hubs such as Nome , Dillingham , and Bethel , the percentage who live in urban areas has been increasing.
Note that while the names of Alaska Native tribal entities often include "Village of" or "Native Village of," in most cases, the tribal entity cannot be considered as identical to the city, town, or census-designated place in which the tribe is located, as some residents may be non-tribal members and a separate city government may exist.
Alaska was a segregated society at the time. [1] The rights of Alaska Natives to their own land and fishing and hunting grounds had also been lost. [3] The Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, built in 1914 on the waterfront in Sitka, was the first facility owned by