Our Story
Alaska is full of many diverse beautiful Indigenous cultures and people who continue to thrive despite the impacts of assimilation and the near loss of cultural traditions over the past 200 years. Many of Alaska’s Indigenous songs, dances, language, and traditional arts were nearly lost due to U.S. federal education and the missionary movements of the late 1800’s and because Alaska’s Indigenous Peoples took their songs and dances underground during that dark period of time our cultural traditions continue to emerge and thrive today and beyond! This page is dedicated to celebrating the unique cultures and traditions of Alaska’s First Peoples through photos and storytelling. Our People of Alaska include the Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Athabascan, Tsimshian, Haida, Tlingit, Alutiiq, Suqpiaq and Unangax. Enjoy!