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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 Native Languages American Indians and Alaska Natives in Alaska. Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native or Native Alaskan peoples, who are largely defined by their historical languages (within each culture are different tribes):
This category collects articles concerning the over 230 Alaska Native tribal entities which are recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as having a government-to-government relationship with the U.S. federal government. For the Alaska Native peoples often loosely referred to as "tribes," see Category: Alaska Native ethnic groups.
Alaska – specific. The following are listed here and not as subcategories because the geographic reach of these peoples normally extends beyond Alaska, typically into Canada. Category:Gwich'in people; Category:Haida people. Category:Haida artists; Category:Tlingit people; Category:Tsimshian people
Binnyanaktuk Creek – from an Iñupiaq phrase meaning "superlatively rugged".; Iliamna Lake – from the Dena'ina phrase nila vena, meaning "lake of the island".; Ipnek Creek – from an Iñupiaq word ipnaiq meaning "sheep".
This list of Native Americans a notable individuals who are Native Americans in the United States, including Alaska Natives and American Indians. [1] [2] Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry.
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
This category collects articles concerning Alaska Native ethnic groups. While often referred to loosely as "tribes,' the names of the various Alaska Native peoples are to be distinguished from the Alaska Native tribal entities which are federally recognized as tribes by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.