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Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Russian Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures. They are often defined by their ...
Pages in category "Alaska Native women" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Elaine Abraham;
This version was updated based on Federal Register, Volume 87, dated January 28, 2022 (87 FR 4638), [1] when the number of Alaskan Native tribes entities totaled 231. The list is maintained in alphabetical order with respect to the name of the tribe or village. Note that while the names of Alaska Native tribal entities often include "Village of ...
Klawock – from the Tlingit phrase ɬawa:k, the name given to a subgroup of the Tlingit tribe. Kotlik – from the Yup'ik phrase qerrulliik, whose English translation is unclear. Kwethluk – from the Yup'ik phrase kuiggluk, meaning "unnatural river". Noorvik – from the Iñupiaq phrase nuurvik, meaning "a place to move to".
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. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. These entities establish their own membership rules, and they vary.
Many places throughout the United States take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these languages.
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
The Tlingit clans of Southeast Alaska, in the United States, are one of the Indigenous cultures within Alaska. The Tlingit people also live in the Northwest Interior of British Columbia, Canada, and in the southern Yukon Territory. There are two main Tlingit lineages or moieties within Alaska, which are subdivided into a number of clans and houses.