Additional Resources
The Russians
To the SOAR "Russian America" course page.
Sites indicated by a * are particularly recommended
*Information about Alaska Native Cultures. From the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
*Alaska Native Groups Map. Map / Language tree. A page from Kathy Day. Copyright 2000 Matanuska-Susitna College.
*Languages. Another page from Kathy Day.
Alaska Native Languages. An article (#419) by T. Neil Davis, part of the Alaska Science Forum (August 11, 1980) which talks about the decline of native languages in Alaska.
*First People of Canada. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Start with the Index and find your way from there to topics of interest.
*Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage. Page from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
*Tribal Areas of California. Zoomable map. Copyright © 2001, Pacific Western Traders.
History of the Native People of Canada. The Early Native People history by J. V. Wright.
Native Alaskans The Early History of Alaska. Women in Alaska's History. Includes links to: The Eskimo Woman, The Aleut Woman, The Athabascan Woman, The Tlingit Woman, Famous Native Women. Thinkquest. © Copyright 1997 Elizabeth Beckett and Sarah Teel
The Alaska Natives. (Excerpted from Polar Peoples). From Alaska Native Curriculum and Teacher Development Project.
*Inuit Map from the page "Native Groups" of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
The Yupik of Western Alaska. Brief introduction to the most numerous of Alaskan Native people.
Yup'ik. Links to sites about the Yupik. Site from Kathy Day.
Eskimo Dancer. Map, picture, short history. Exhibit. Copyright © National Museum of Natural History, 1996.
Playthings and Curios: Historic Inuit Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Artical by Maria von Finckenstein.
*Aleut. Links to many other sites about the Aleut. From Kathy Day.
*The Aleut and the Otter. An article (#605) by Larry Gedney, part of the Alaska Science Forum (May 6, 1983) outlining the fur trade and its inpact on the sea otter and the Aleut nation.
*The Aleuts of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. History and culture of this group of people. From the Amiq Institute.
*Looking Both Ways. Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People of Southern Alaska. An Interactive Exhibit. From the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository.
Aleut Hunter. Map, picture, short history. Exhibit. Copyright © National Museum of Natural History, 1996.
Historical Athabasca Landing. 1880-1914. 240 photos. Alberta. SchoolNet: Digital Collections program, Industry Canada.
Athapascan [sic] Bibliography. Print sources from Berkeley.edu.
Athapaskan. Map, picture, more on this people. Copyright © National Museum of Natural History, 1996.
Tlingit/SE/Eyak. Links from Kathy Dayt.
*A Clash of Empires in Southeastern Alaska. An Article (#700) by Larry Gedney, part of the Alaska Science Forum (January 28, 1985) which talks about the Tlingit's meeting the European outsiders.
Tlingit Chief. Map, picture, short history. Exhibit. Copyright © National Museum of Natural History, 1996.
Alaskan Tlingit and Tsimshian. Essay by Jay Miller. Universiyt of Washington.
The Tlingit of the Northwest Coast. Links to information on: Partners with Nature, Trees, Transformations, Heirlooms, Newcomers. © 1998 Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Tlingit Culture. Copyright 1997 Shotridge Studios.
*Haida: Children of Eagle and Raven. Dr. Geroge F. MacDonald. Sections: The People and the Land; Haida Art; Haida Villages. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
*Haida Spirits of the Sea. Sections on: Culture and Ocean, Fishing, The Totem, Gwaii Haanas, Art, Food. From Xaada Chaan Sgaanewaay.
Haida Indians. A brief introduction by Philip Drucker.
Spruce Roots. A monthly journal providing perspectives and promoting discussion on issues that affect Haida Gwaii. A Haida House. Two pictures of a Haida house (one interior; one exterior) plus some notes. From Bruce Hallman's home page.
From Time Immemorial:Tsimshian Prehistory. Topics: Intro; Archaeological Excavations; Tsimsian Society and Culture; Tsimshian Villages. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Pomo People: Brief History. By Paula Giese.
*Artic Studies Center. Site from the Smithsonian Museum. Check out the exhibitions, especially *Crossroads of Continents (an interactive exhibit that includes sections called "The Hall of the People," "The Hall of Masks," "Ekven Burial) and *An Alutiiq Dance (which includes a description by Gideon, a Russian Orthodox churchman, who described the dance when he witnessed it performed on Kodiak Island some time between 1804-1807. Pictures of the dance and descriptions of the masks and other objects used in the dance. (Download a video of the dance: 2mg).
*Where Sea and Land Meet. Historical Northweest coast Native settings in the art of Gordon Miller and Bill Holm. Organized by themes (including "Encounters"...highlighting some encounters with Westerners other than Russians) and peoples. [Beautiful color paintings! Look at a few of these at least.]
Grand Hall. Links to topics: Raven's Canoe; Peoples of the Coast; Raven's Village; Houses and Totem Poles. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
*Storytelling the Art of Knowledge. From the Algonquin, Mi'kmaq, Inuvialiut, Abenaki, Metis-Cree, Nisga'a. From The Canadian Museum of Civilization.
*Wave Eaters: Native Watercraft in Canada. Exhibit and information on dugouts, canoes, skin boats. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
First Peoples Hall. Index to a number of exhibitions on Canadian native peoples. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
*Museum of Anthropology. At the University of British Columbia. One of the best displays of Native American artifacts kept here. Totems. Virtual tours. Includes resources, cultural material and learn about the nations in British Columbia.
*To the Totem Forests: Emily Carr and Contemporaries.
Canada's Digital Collections.
Native American Indian Art. Site of links from Paula Giese.
To the SOAR "Russian America" course page.
The Russians
Additional Resources
Back to Dr. R. Kreuzer's Russian Web Page.
Forward to the Russian at St. Lawrence Page.
last update: 04/16/06