| In downtown Juneau, tourists can see a
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| | native peoples. The annual Native Arts
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| wall sculpture of Chief Kowee, head of
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| | Festival in February brings together
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| the Auk Tlingits tribe. In the 1800s, he
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| | artwork, crafts, dance and folklore. In
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| guided prospectors Joe Juneau and Rihard
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| | Nome, 54% of the population is comprised
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| Harris to a reservoir of gold along
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| | of native Eskimos and the main industries
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| Alaska's southeast Gastineau Channel.
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| | are mining and tourism. You can take a
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| Asking only for Hudson Bay blankets and
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| | polar bear swim, watch a dog sled race,
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| small compensation, Chief Kowee was a
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| | watch crab fishermen at work, pan for
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| great ally to the Europeans and later
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| | gold or buy native Alaskan art. Barrow
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| served in the Alaskan native police
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| | boasts the world's largest Inupiat Eskimo
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| force.
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| | settlement, where you'll see how fishing
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| Over the coming years, the town of Juneau
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| | and hunting are still a way of life, but
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| sprung up and thousands of gold
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| | have been combined with modern
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| prospectors flooded the Yukon to find
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| | conveniences, like snowmobiles and tools.
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| their fortune. If you go on an Alaskan
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| | The Heritage Center has been called "a
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| vacation and take a White Pass train
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| | must-see for every visitor."
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| ride, then you can still see the remnants
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| | If you visit Barrow in the late winter,
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| of historic mines and evidence of
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| | then be sure to look for the
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| optimism and the quest for the American
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| | awe-inspiring Northern Lights! These are
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| dream.
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| | just a few of the native villages, of
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| A good starting point to learn more about
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| | course. If you are taking an Alaskan
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| Alaska's indigenous people is to visit
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| | cruise or planning a bundled trip, then
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| The Alaska Native Heritage Center in
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| | your travel agent should be able to point
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| Anchorage Alaska. This world renowned
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| | you in the right direction.
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| cultural center and museum contains
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| | When visiting Alaska, there are many ways
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| information, educational materials, video
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| | to experience the Alaskan native culture.
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| presentations, artwork and displays
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| | You can embark upon a seven-night,
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| documenting the following Alaskan native
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| | all-inclusive Holland Cruise, which
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| peoples: the Athabascan, the Aleut &
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| | includes native tour guides, narration
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| Alutiiq, the Yup'ik & Cup'ik, the Inupiaq
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| | and presentations about Inuit life, as
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| & St. Lawrence Island Yupik, the Eyak,
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| | well as port stops in native villages.
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| the Tlingit, the Haida and the Tsimshian.
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| | Or you can choose a day trip to a place
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| Here you can view beaded artwork from the
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| | like the Saxman native village, the
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| Athabascan people, learn about the
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| | Fairbanks Native Arts Festival or stop at
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| spirituality of the Yup'ik and Cup'ik,
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| | the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Native
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| who believed in good shamans for healing
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| | artwork makes a great memento of your
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| and bad shamans who placed curses on
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| | once-in-a-lifetime experience in
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| people, or gaze upon the festive Chilkat
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| | America's 49th state.
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| & raven's tail robe regalia worn at the
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| | Learn more about the alaskan native at
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| Eyak potlach festivals.
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| | Mike Selvon portal. While you are there
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| Fairbanks Alaska is a good launching
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