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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):
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.
Adak – from the Aleut phrase adaax, whose English translation is unclear.. Shared with Adak Island; Alakanuk – from the Yupik phrase alakanuk, meaning "wrong way".; Akutan – from the Aleut phrase achan-ingiiga, whose English translation is unclear.
Tlingit has an estimated 200 to 400 native speakers in the United States and 100 speakers in Canada. [6] The speakers are bilingual or near-bilingual in English. Tribes, institutions, and linguists are expending extensive effort into revitalization programs in Southeast Alaska to revive and preserve the Tlingit language and its culture.
Still, Native Alaskan languages remained the dominant languages spoken in Alaska. It was only after American colonization when missionary, and later General Agent of Education of the Territory of Alaska, Sheldon Jackson, arrived in Alaska in 1877, did the use of native Alaska languages start to plummet. Jackson implemented an "English Only ...
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
Before serving in the U.S. House she served in positions like the Alaska House of Representatives, the Bethel City Council, and even as a judge for the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court ...
Native American history of Alaska (6 C, 60 P) Y. Yupik peoples (5 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Native Americans in Alaska" The following 10 pages are in this category ...