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A Primer on Alaska Native Sovereignty, by Douglas K. Mertz - Native legal claims to the sovereign right to control their own communities and their own tribal members.
 
Alaska Historical Societies - Locate address information (including web site links) to historical societies in each borough within the state of Alaska.
 
Alaska Native/Native American Bibliography - Present day circumstances of Alaska Native societies as a part of the social, historical, and political fabric of the United States.
 
Alaska Siberia Research Center - An independent , non-profit, non-partisan educational and research institution for thought and opinion on Alaska-Siberia affairs and cultures.
 
Alaska State History - Summary of Alaska's state history - learn how this wildly, beautiful region became part of the United States.
 
Alaska State Museums - Juneau and link to Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka. History, ethnology, publications, and grant information.
 
Alcan Highway - Construction history of the Alaska-Canada road from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks including vintage photographs.
 
Arktika - Aviation History in Canada - A bi-lingual book in English and Russian about the Lend-Lease flights through Western Canada and Alaska during World War 2. Book title, "Cobras Over The Tundra."
 
Blacks In Alaska History Project - A non-profit corporation dedicated to honoring the contributions of black Americans to the development of Alaska.
 
Castle Hill Archaeological Project - Online report from the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, photos, history, and preliminary findings.
 
International Expeditions | Alaska Cultural History - Our purpose is to stimulate an interest in, develop an understanding of, and create an appreciation for the natural wonders of our Earth.
 
Meeting of Frontiers: Alaska - The Russian Colonization of Alaska - Although the original impetus for colonizing Alaska was the fur trade, the Russian Orthodox Church had probably the greatest lasting impact on the people of Alaska, helping to create a multicultural Orthodox community that exists to this day.
 
Northern Studies Links - Long list of links about the history of First Nations and the Polar Regions provided by Yukon College.
 
Prehistory of Alaska - An overview of the prehistory of Alaska and briefly describes the cultural resources (archaeology, history, ethnography) in each national park and preserve in the state.
 
Stories from the Gold Rush - Includes tales of extraordinary women, trails to the gold fields, pictures of tent cities, effects of starvation and disease, literature of the period, and links to Jack London and Robert Service.
 
ThinkQuest - Women in Alaska's History - Historical information combined with "fun learning activities" compiled by high school students.
 
Threads of Gold - University of Alaska history of women of the Gold Rush era.
 
Travel Alaska - History of The 49th State - Explore the history of Alaska and utilize other travel resources at their own website.
 
University Libraries Digital Initiative Program - Image collections of the University of Washington Libraries Digital Initiatives Program on the topic of the history, natural sciences, and regional cultures of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
 
Yukon and Alaska History - Pioneer biographies, culture, writers, artists, history, travel, chronology, book and video reviews, links and articles by Murray Lundberg at About.com.
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