Eskimo– A broader term referring to some Alaska native peoples; today, it’s considered rude to refer to Canadian Inuit tribes as Eskimos. “Alaska Native” is a more inclusive & accepted name. Inuit– Canadian Inuit people live in the Nunavut Territory of Canada and Arctic regions of Canada...
The Inuit and Aleut civilizations of the far North were two historic Native American tribes that called the North home. In this lesson, dive into northern native civilizations, closely examining the Inuit and Aleut civilizations in particular. ...
A variety of French and English sources from the early colonial period independently note that many native North American tribes in the northeast had long seen the seven-star group as a bear tracked by three hunters (or a hunter and his two dogs). ...
Examines the cultural identity of the Unangax tribe as expressed through the dances they performed at the 28th Annual Festival of Native Arts in Fairbanks, Alaska. Information on the Native American tribes that participated in the festival; Types of dances performed by the Unangax at the festival...
There are at least 370 treaties that were made with tribes. “The discovery of this continent of North America by the Europeans….was held, occupied, and possessed in full sovereignty by various tribes or nations of Indians, who were sovereigns of their respective portions of the territory…....
Alaska Geofence: Alaska Geofence is a program available for government agencies and Alaska Native tribes to create and monitor geofences. There are several resources on how geofence technology works, as well as the partners working on this project. ...
While the city itself has modernized, it still offers a window into the wild and violent history of American expansion across the great frontier. Visitors can frequent the Trail of Tears National Historic site to learn more about the forced removal of Indian tribes beginning in 1830, and other...
As these animals are affected, so will be the native tribes that still live in the area and hunt these animals. But the effects will reach much farther than that – the melted ice will cause sea levels to rise worldwide, flooding the coastal areas where many of the world's people live...
Q. In your book "Breaking the Ice: From Land Claims to Tribal Sovereignty in the Arctic" (Lexington Books, 2008) you describe the long and, ultimately, fruitful quest by the native tribes of the Arctic to regain a modicum of sovereignty over their ancient lands. Can you give us a capsu...
The discovery of giant camel remains on Ellesmere Island extends the range of North-American camels northward by ~1,200 km. The Ellesmere camel is the first evidence that camels inhabited the High Arctic at a time when global temperatures were ~2 to 3 °C greater than modern. Palaeoenvi...