People and Culture

This sites in this section explore the cultural characteristics of the peoples of Alaska.

Alaskool

http://www.alaskool.org/

Alaskool is part of a wider project that seeks to "develop curricula on Alaska Native studies and language". This site, created and maintained by members of the Alaska Native Curriculum and Teacher Development Project, serves as a forum for the exchange of information and knowledge about Native Alaskans.
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Arctic Circle

http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/

Initiated and maintained by arctic anthropologist Norman Chance, the goal of this site is "to stimulate among viewers a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region". This site offers ethnographic portraits of indigenous people, reports on the impact of natural resource development, and discussions on sustainability and social equity.
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Alaska Native Knowledge Network

http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/index.html

The goal of this site, created by the Alaska Native/Rural Education Consortium, is to serve as a "resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing." Its purpose is to assist people in gaining access to the "knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millennia."
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Arctic Studies Center

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/index.html

The Arctic Studies Center, located at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, explores the history, culture, and environment of northern peoples. The site contains several online exhibitions that address northern cultural heritage. It also provides a very useful glossary and FAQ section on Arctic life.
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Alaska: History and Cultural Studies

http://www.akhistorycourse.org/

This site was developed, through a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education, by the Alaska Humanities Forum and presents an online course in Alaskan history and geography through the use of chapters and a timeline.
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Alaska Native Heritage Center

http://www.alaskanative.net

This site is the web presence of the ANHC center which seeks to share and preserve "Alaska Native cultures, languages, traditions, and values through celebration and education". Although this site doesn't contain the breadth of information some other sites do, its section on Alaska's Native cultures is concise, well organized, and detailed.
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Last Updated: May 11, 2005