Alaska Natives

Alaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska. They include Inupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and some Northern Athabaskan cultures.

Alaska Native
Inuit man
Total population
~106,660[1] (2006)
Regions with significant populations
Alaska
Languages
American English, Haida, Tsimshian, Eskimo-Aleut languages, Chinook Jargon, Na-Dené languages, others
Religion
Shamanism (largely ex), Christianity

Cultures
Alaska Native Languages
American Indians and Alaska Natives in Alaska.

Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native cultures. Within each culture are many different tribes.

  • Athabascan
    • Ahtna
    • Deg Hit’an
    • Dena'ina
    • Gwich’in
    • Hän
    • Holikachuk
    • Kolchan
    • Koyukon
    • Lower Tanana
    • Tanacross
    • Upper Tanana
  • Eyak
  • Haida
  • Tlingit
  • Tsimshian
  • Eskimo
    • Inupiat (an Inuit people)
    • Yupik
      • Siberian Yupik
      • Yup'ik
        • Cup'ik
      • Sugpiaq (Alutiiq)
        • Chugach
        • Koniag
  • Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan)
  • Alutiiq

References
  1. Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development. (2006). "Table 1.8 Alaska Native American Population Alone By Age And Male/Female, July 1, 2006." Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Research & Analysis. Retrieved on August 25, 2019

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