List of Alaskan Villages, Towns, and Cities
Title | List of Alaskan Villages, Towns, and Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Alaska. Department of Health and Social Services |
Publisher | |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
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Alaska Native Villages
Title | Alaska Native Villages PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Alaska Natives |
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Alaska Place Names
Title | Alaska Place Names PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Edward Schorr |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
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An alphabetical listing of the names of natural features in Alaska. A paragraph cites the location and the origin of each name. Does not include towns or settlements. The "index" is a cross-reference of alternative names.
Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages Entitlements
Title | Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages Entitlements PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Revenue Sharing |
Publisher | |
Pages | 936 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Federal aid to Indians |
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Alaska Native Land Claims
Title | Alaska Native Land Claims PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Indian Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Alaska |
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Dictionary of Alaska Place Names
Title | Dictionary of Alaska Place Names PDF eBook |
Author | Donald J. Orth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1120 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Alaska |
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Each entry conforms to principles of U.S. Board on Geographic Names and lists location, brief history and meaning of name.
Shem Pete's Alaska
Title | Shem Pete's Alaska PDF eBook |
Author | James Kari |
Publisher | University of Alaska Press |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2003-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1889963577 |
Shem Pete (1896-1989), the colorful and brilliant raconteur from Susitna Station, Alaska, left a rich legacy of knowledge about the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina world. Pete was one of the most versatile storytellers and historians in twentieth-century Alaska, and his lifetime travel map of approximately 13,500 square miles is one of the largest ever documented in this degree of detail anywhere in the world. This expanded edition of Shem Pete's Alaska presents 973 named places in 16 drainage-based chapters. The names form a reconstructed network from the vantage points of the life experiences of Shem Pete and other Dena'ina and Ahtna speakers. It is annotated with comments and stories by Shem Pete and more than 50 other contributors, plus historic references, vignettes, copious photographs, historic maps, and shaded-relief placename maps. The authors provide perspective on Dena'ina language and culture, as well as a summary of Dena'ina geographic knowledge and placename research methodology. This beautifully produced edition is a treasure for all Alaskans and for anyone interested in the "personal connectedness to a beautiful land" voiced by Dena'ina elders. From the foreword by William Bright: "Shem Pete's experience and wisdom as an elder of the Dena'ina Athabascan Indians shine through this work like the sun—as do the skill and devotion of James Kari, James Fall, and the other Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alaska Native, and Anglo-American people who contributed to making the book a reality. . . . We have a volume that offers a vivid picture of Native Alaskan culture, history, geography, and language, with added glimpses of oral literature and music. . . . All Native American Peoples, indeed, all traditional communities in the world would be fortunate and proud to have this kind of record of their life and culture."