Alaska Natives
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| Alaska Native | |
|---|---|
| Total population | ~103,531 |
| Regions with significant populations | Alaska |
| Language | American English, Haida, Tsimshian, Eskimo-Aleut languages, Na-Dené languages, others |
| Religion | Christianity, others <tr>
<th style="background-color:#fee8ab;">Related ethnic groups</th> <td style="background-color:#fff6d9;">other Native Americans</td> </tr> |
Alaska Natives are indigenous peoples who live in what is now the U.S. state of Alaska. They include Inuit (specifically Inupiat and Yupik), Eskimos, Aleuts, and several Native American peoples.
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[edit] History
In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded.
In 1971 Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which settled land and financial claims and provided for the establishment of 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations to administer those claims. Similar to the status of the Canadian Inuit and First Nations, which are recognized as distinct peoples, Alaska Natives are in some respects treated separately from Native Americans in the United States.
[edit] Cultures
Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native cultures. Within each culture are many different tribes.
- Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan)
- Athabascan
- Eyak
- Haida
- Inupiaq (an Inuit people)
- Sugpiaq (also known as the Alutiiq)
- Tlingit
- Tsimshian
- Yupik (related to the Inuit)
[edit] See also
- List of Native Alaskan Tribal Entities — the list of officially recognized Native Villages and other "tribal entities", according to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
