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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
Curated OER
Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
Curated OER
Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
Curated OER
Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
iCivics
I Civics: Tribal Government
As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes develop and manage their own governments. This lesson examines the varied structures and functions of tribal government as well as the relationship these nations have with...
Other
Travel Alaska: Native Alaskans: Tlingit, Haida, Eyak, and Tsimshian
This resource provides information on the history and culture of the Alaskan Indian groups: Haida, Tlingit, Eyak, and Tsimshian.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Looking Both Ways
This is an interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center featuring the Alaskan Native Alutiiqs. Learn much information about the people, their culture, and see where they live.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Insular Vole
There have been only scattered observations of the Insular Vole since 1885 because the two islands in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska where it lives are rather inaccessible. The Voles live in burrows dug in moist lowland areas, at...
Other
Alaska Fish and Game: Ringed Seal
A thorough site that delves into the physical characteristics, food habits, live history, migration and distribution, and behavior of the ringed seal.
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Alaska State Flag
Presents extensive information regarding Alaska's history, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Alaska Marmot
The Alaska Marmot lives in the Brooks Range, in northern Alaska, squeezing between big, bulky rocks on slopes to dig its dens. Denning on rocky ledges or under boulders offers them some protection from grizzly bears, which would...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Kake Cannery
Built 1912-1940; significant for role in history of salmon canning in Alaska.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Kijik Archeological District
Related to the history of the Dena'ina Athabaskan Indians.
Other
Council of Yukon First Nations
This is the umbrella organization for all First Nations groups in the Yukon. They are all listed here, as well as their languages, along with descriptive information. The history pages give brief descriptions of different phases of their...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Repatriation
"Repatriation", returning to one's origin, is a program running through the Smithsonian examining Native American artifacts.
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National Park Service: Denali Park: Glaciers
Denali Park in Alaska is home to a number of glaciers. Learn all about them at this site. Of particular interest is the link at the bottom of the page to a virtual tour of paired photographs that reveal changes in the landscape over time.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Inuit History
Information provided by Scholastic to give insights into the Inuit history.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: American Marten
American Martens are widely distributed in northern forests across Canada and into Alaska. Only 200 years ago, they were also abundant in the southeastern United States. Learn more about the Martes americana, more commonly known as an...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Northern Fur Seal
Northern fur seals breed on islands near Russia, Alaska, and California, but not necessarily on the island where they were born females tagged as pups have been found breeding on other islands. The seals range widely in the North...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Steller Sea Lion
Steller sea lions are divided into two groups for conservation purposes. Those that live around Alaska and Russia are classified as endangered. Learn more about the Eumetopias jubatus, more commonly known as a Steller Sea Lion, in this...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Collared Pika
Collared Pikas are common in the mountains of central and southern Alaska, particularly above the timberline. They are very vocal animals, calling loudly to one another with short, sharp sounds that may be alarm calls or have a role in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Barren Ground Shrew
An inhabitant of the far north, the Barren Ground Shrew lives on the tundra from Point Barrow, Alaska, to the western shore of Hudson Bay, Canada. The fur on its back forms a well-defined brown stripe, and its sides and undersides are...