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The site, first excavated in 1930, was the first to provide a view of prehistoric human habitation in Prince William Sound, the ancestral home of the Chugach people, [4] and is one of the two primary sites for identifying the sequence of occupation in the area. [5]
Their traditional homelands date back to over 7,500 years ago, and include areas such as Prince William Sound and outer Kenai Peninsula (Chugach Sugpiaq), the Kodiak Archipelago and the Alaska Peninsula (Koniag Alutiiq). In the early 1800s there were more than 60 Alutiiq villages in the Kodiak archipelago, with an estimated population of 13,000 ...
Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. Prince William Sound (Sugpiaq: Suungaaciq) is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
The M/V Aurora operates in Prince William Sound year round. Cordova has two airports. Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport is a state-owned airport located 11 miles (18 km) east of the city. It has regular jet service provided by Alaska Airlines. Its main runway is 7,500 feet (2,300 m) long with an asphalt surface. [48]
The Native Art Center offers studio art courses, workshops with Native Alaskan artists and cultural carriers, and artists-in-residence programs. Visiting artists are from Native Alaskan cultures, such as Yupik (including Alutiiq), Iñupiaq, Athabascan, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and Aleut artists from throughout Alaska.
On Sept. 5, Prince William is due to resume more frequent public engagements with a visit to a London art gallery display connected to his Homewards campaign to end homelessness.
Saulitis studied pods of orcas in Prince William Sound. [4] [5] Saulitis taught creative writing at Kenai Peninsula College, and in the University of Alaska Anchorage's MFA program. [6] She was one of the founders of the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference, [3] and co-founder of the North Gulf Oceanic Society. [7]
Esther Island is an island in the northwestern part of Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the state of Alaska in the United States. It has a land area of 127.336 km 2 (49.165 sq mi) and a resident population of 31 persons as of the 2000 census.