Alaska Natives

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Indigenous peoples Native American group ethnic group

Alaska Natives are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska, comprising diverse cultural groups such as the Inupiat, Yup’ik, Aleut, and numerous Alaska Native tribes and communities with distinct languages, traditions, and histories.

Observed surface forms (16)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Indigenous peoples of Alaska	0	4
Alaska Native peoples	0	3
Yupik peoples	0	2
Yup’ik people	0	2
Alaska Native communities	0	1
Alaska Native people in the United States	0	1
Alaska Native villages	0	1
Dena’ina people	0	1
Eskimo–Aleut peoples	0	1
First Peoples of Alaska	0	1
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic	0	1
Inupiat people	0	1
Iñupiat	0	1
Iñupiat culture	0	1
Iñupiat people	0	1
Koyukon people	0	1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous peoples → Native American group → ethnic group →
censusCategory	American Indian or Alaska Native →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
culturalPractice	drumming and dancing → kayak and umiak building → potlatch ceremonies → skin sewing and beadwork → storytelling traditions → totem pole carving →
engagedIn	cultural preservation → language revitalization → subsistence rights advocacy → tribal self-governance →
faceIssue	climate change impacts → cultural assimilation pressures → health disparities → language endangerment → rural poverty →
governedBy	Alaska Native regional corporations → Alaska Native villages → surface form: Alaska Native tribal governments Alaska Native villages → surface form: Alaska Native village corporations
hasCulturalRegion	Aleutian Islands → northern Alaska → surface form: Arctic Alaska Bering Sea coast → Interior Alaska → Northwest Coast of Alaska → Southeastern Alaska → surface form: Southeast Alaska Interior Alaska → surface form: Subarctic Alaska
hasSubgroup	Aleut → Alutiiq → Gwich’in → surface form: Athabascan peoples Nunivak Cupik → surface form: Cup’ik Ahtna Athabaskan → surface form: Dena’ina Gwich’in → Haida → Inuit → surface form: Inupiat Inuit → surface form: Iñupiat Koyukon → St. Lawrence Island Yupik → Sugpiaq → Tlingit → Tsimshian → Unangan → surface form: Unangax̂ Yupik → surface form: Yup’ik
historicalEvent	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act → surface form: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 Alaska Purchase → Russian colonization of the Americas → surface form: Russian colonization of Alaska establishment of Alaska Native corporations →
includesLanguage	Alutiiq → surface form: Alutiiq language Central Alaskan Yup’ik → surface form: Central Alaskan Yup’ik language Dena’ina language → Gwich’in language → Haida language → Inupiaq → surface form: Iñupiaq language St. Lawrence Island Yupik → surface form: St. Lawrence Island Yupik language Tlingit → surface form: Tlingit language Tsimshianic languages → surface form: Tsimshian language Unangam Tunuu →
languageFamily	Eskimo–Aleut languages → Na-Dene → surface form: Na-Dene languages Tsimshianic languages → isolate or small families →
legalFramework	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act → Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act →
legalStatus	federally recognized tribes →
organization	Alaska Federation of Natives → Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium → Arctic Slope Regional Corporation → Calista Corporation → Cook Inlet Tribal Council → First Alaskans Institute → Sealaska Corporation →
populationEstimate	over 100000 people →
primaryRegion	Alaska →
recognizedAs	Alaska Natives self-linksurface differs → surface form: First Peoples of Alaska Native Americans → surface form: Indigenous peoples of the United States
religion	Christianity → traditional Indigenous spiritualities →
traditionalSubsistence	caribou hunting → fishing → gathering wild plants → hunting → seal hunting → whaling →

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975 → addsProtectionFor → Alaska Natives →

Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 → affectedGroup → Alaska Natives →

American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 → appliesTo → Alaska Natives →

Alaska Region → collaboratesWith → Alaska Natives →

subject surface form: Alaska Region (BOEM)

this entity surface form: Alaska Native communities

Hooper Bay–Chevak → ethnicGroup → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Yup’ik people

Northwest Arctic Borough → hasCulturalHeritage → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Iñupiat culture

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge → hasIndigenousConnection → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Iñupiat people

Cook Inlet → hasIndigenousConnection → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Dena’ina people

Northwest Arctic Borough → hasIndigenousPeople → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Iñupiat

Indigenous peoples of North America → hasSubgroup → Alaska Natives →

Naukan Yupik → historicalContact → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Alaska Native peoples

Kuskokwim River → isTraditionalTerritoryOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Yupik peoples

Norton Sound → isTraditionalTerritoryOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Inupiat people

Aleut → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Arctic

Aleut → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Alaska

Kutchin → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Alaska

Pacific Gulf Yupik → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Alaska Native peoples

Pacific Gulf Yupik → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Yupik peoples

Sugpiaq → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Alaska Native peoples

Unangas → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Alaska

Yupik → partOf → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Eskimo–Aleut peoples

Alaska Natives → recognizedAs → Alaska Natives self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: First Peoples of Alaska

Loucheux → recognizedAs → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Alaska Native people in the United States

Yupik → recognizedAs → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Alaska

Indian Health Service → serviceArea → Alaska Natives →

Yugtun → spokenBy → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Yup’ik people

NACA Program → targetPopulation → Alaska Natives →

Koyukon → traditionalSpeakers → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Koyukon people

Bureau of Indian Affairs → worksWith → Alaska Natives →

this entity surface form: Alaska Native villages