Alaska Natives have inhabited this land for thousands of years. And if you want to really see the state during your visit, you should understand how Alaska Native people and traditions drive our culture today.
Look around you: towns, rivers and mountains are named using traditional Alaska Native names. Alaska Native arts — from Inupiaq sealskin masks to Tlingit
Chilkat robes — inspire public art and architecture.
And most Alaskans — wherever they're from — supplement their store-bought food with what they hunt, fish or collect from the land.
Ready to learn more? Read on.
