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Alaska: An American Colony. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. ISBN 0-295-98249-7. Henning, Robert, ed. (1981). Bits and Pieces of Alaskan History: Published over the years in From Ketchikan to Barrow, a department in the Alaska Sportsman and Alaska magazine – v.1. 1935-1959 / v.2. 1960-1974. Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Publishing ...
Their Eyak name is ʔi·ya·ɢdəlahɢəyu·, which translates literally to "inhabitants of Eyak Village at Mile 6" [2]) . The now-common name Eyak for both the ethnic group and its language is an exonym and comes from the Sugt'stun (Alutiit'stun) dialect of Chugach Sugpiaq, a group of Sugpiaq ("real people," better known as Alutiiq) for an Eyak village as Igya'aq' at the mouth of the Eyak River.
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 60.2% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 3.7% black or African American, 15.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.5% Asian, 1.4% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.5% two or more races, and 7.3% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.
The development of arts, architecture, and music during the Russian period combined traditional Alaska Native techniques with Old Russian culture derived from the Byzantine Church. Cross-cultural borrowings were the characteristic of the period; an example of this cross-cultural borrowing was the Alaskan celebration of Christmas incorporating ...
Alaska Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit state historical society in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Historical Society advocates for educational projects regarding Alaska's history. The Society holds an annual conference with a silent auction fundraiser and publishes a semi-annual historical journal, Alaska History and a quarterly ...
Alaska Natives have higher rates of suicide than other Native Americans of the continental United States. [100] Alcohol abuse and dependence are associated with high rates of violence and a variety of health problems. [101] As of 2009, about 12% of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives were alcohol-related in
Sven Haakanson, Jr. (born 1967) is an American anthropologist who specializes in documenting and preserving the language and culture of the Alutiiq.He served, from 2000-2013, as Executive Director of the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, Alaska.
This list of museums in Alaska is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.