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Alaskan Native People And Their Culture
By Natalie Glass
In downtown Juneau, tourists can see a wall sculpture
of Chief Kowee, head of the Auk Tlingits tribe. In the
1800s, he guided prospectors Joe Juneau and Rihard Harris
to a reservoir of gold along Alaska’s southeast Gastineau
Channel.
Asking only for Hudson Bay blankets and small compensation,
Chief Kowee was a great ally to the Europeans and later
served in the Alaskan native police force. Over the
coming years, the town of Juneau sprung up and thousands
of gold prospectors flooded the Yukon to find their
fortune.
If you go on an Alaskan vacation and take a White Pass
train ride, then you can still see the remnants of historic
mines and evidence of optimism and the quest for the
American dream.
Alaska Native Heritage Center
A good starting point to review and learn more about
Alaska’s indigenous people is to visit The Alaska
Native Heritage Center in Anchorage Alaska.
This world renowned cultural center and museum contains
information, educational materials, video presentations,
artwork and displays documenting the following Alaskan
native peoples: the Athabascan, the Aleut & Alutiiq,
the Yup’ik & Cup’ik, the Inupiaq & St. Lawrence
Island Yupik, the Eyak, the Tlingit, the Haida and the
Tsimshian.
See And Learn About The Local Indigenous Population
Here you can view beaded artwork from the Athabascan
people, learn about the spirituality of the Yup’ik and
Cup’ik, who believed in good shamans for healing and
bad shamans who placed curses on people, or gaze upon
the festive Chilkat & raven’s tail robe regalia
worn at the Eyak potlach festivals.
Fairbanks Alaska is a good launching place for learning
more about the Alaskan native peoples. The annual Native
Arts Festival in February brings together artwork, crafts,
dance and folklore.
Eskimos In Nome And Barrow
In Nome, 54% of the population is comprised of native
Eskimos and the main industries are mining and tourism.
You can take a polar bear swim, watch a dog sled race,
watch crab fishermen at work, pan for gold or buy native
Alaskan art.
Barrow boasts the world’s largest Inupiat Eskimo settlement,
where you’ll see how fishing and hunting are still a
way of life, but have been combined with modern conveniences,
like snowmobiles and tools.
See The Northern Lights In Late Winter
The Heritage Center has been called "a must-see
for every visitor." If you visit Barrow in the
late winter, then be sure to look for the awe-inspiring
Northern Lights! These are just a few of the native
villages, of course. If you are taking an Alaskan cruise
or planning a bundled trip, then your travel agent should
be able to point you in the right direction.
Alaska is a "must" for anyone with a pioneering
spirit, who is looking for "the last great adventure."
There is something about the lonely expanse of snow
that makes one question his or her existence.
The Wild Alaskan Frontier
While you’re there, you’ll find yourself reflecting
upon various time periods of history, from the Ice Age
of woolly mammoths, and ancient Alaskan native survivalism,
to the Yukon gold rush of the 1800s and European migration
over the Bering Strait.
Some come for big game hunting and fishing, while others
come for a broader understanding of geology or archaeology
and the wildlife exploration. Regardless, it is a wild
Alaskan frontier that shouldn’t be missed.
Please note: Prices and
packages may change without notice. Please contact travel
agents, airlines, websites and or service providers for
the most current prices and packages.
About the Author:
Natalie Glass is an author of articles on travel, romance, relationships, dating and weddings including
Online Love,
Single Parents,
Teen Chat Sites,
Wedding Gift Ideas.
Keep a lookout for more articles coming soon.
More Alaskan Facts....
Who was Alaska purchased from and when?
Alaska was purchased from the Russians
by U.S. Secretary of state William Seward in 1867. The
United States paid 7.2 million dollars or roughly 2
cents an acre for this bountiful, wild frontier.
This was a great bargain especially
when later gold and oil were found in this natural setting.
It had not been much of a go for the Russians but for
the Americans purchasing Alaska was a great boon to
the economy.
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