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the third Libertarian to be elected to a U.S. state legislature (all from Alaska to that point), later became the party's vice presidential and presidential nominee Edward Marsden: 1869: 1932: Saxman, Metlakatla, Sitka: Tsimshian Presbyterian missionary and activist, first Alaska Native to be ordained Robert Marshall: 1901: 1939: Wiseman
Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Russian Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures. They are often defined by their ...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American ...
This list of Alaska Native tribal entities names the federally recognized tribes in the state of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 explains how these Alaska Native villages came to be tracked this way. This version was updated based on Federal Register, Volume 87, dated January 28, 2022 (87 FR 4638), [1] when the number of ...
Mary Peltola became the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 when she had an upset victory against Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III to represent the state.
Tlingit has an estimated 200 to 400 native speakers in the United States and 100 speakers in Canada. [6] The speakers are bilingual or near-bilingual in English. Tribes, institutions, and linguists are expending extensive effort into revitalization programs in Southeast Alaska to revive and preserve the Tlingit language and its culture.
List of Alaskan aviators; I. List of Alaska Native inventors and scientists; L. List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Alaska;
They now account for 2.9% of the population. By 2060, the Native American and Alaska Native population is expected to reach 10.1 million and account for 2.5% of the population.