Pre-Contact
How did Native Alaskan's first arrive in Alaska?
*Approximately* when did Russians first arrive in Alaska?
1730's-1760's
Why did the US want to purchase Alaska from Russia?
Potential for resources, secure land before British or French got ahold of it.
Who is Alaska's most well known Native Civil Rights activist?
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Name Alaska's (and North America's) tallest peak.
Mt. Denali (McKinley)
When did Native people first arrive in Alaska?
~10,000-15,000 years ago (possibly as long as 20,000 years ago)
What was the primary economy in the early days of "Russian America"?
fur trade (sea otter and fur seal pelts)
What year did the US purchase Alaska?
1867
Name 2 ways that Alaska towns and businesses were discriminatory or racist toward Natives?
segregated housing; segregated schooling; segregated seating in public places; "whites only" restaurants and staff; disenfranchisement
Name the longest river in Alaska
Yukon
Africa
What does a missionary do?
And: What major religion did Russian Missionaries bring to Alaska?
Spreads their religion and tries to get other people to convert to their religion.
And: Russian Orthodox
At the time of purchase, how did the US government view Native people?
As "Savages," uncivilized
Ernest Grewing
What physical features is the "Ring of Fire" comprised of?
Volcanoes
Name 2 traditional values that most Indigenous groups across Alaska have practices since time immemorial
Respect Elders, respect Land, work together/cooperation, humor, hunter success, knowledge of family & ancestry, knowledge of language.
What major disease did Russians introduce to Native people that resulted in near-eradication in the early 19th century ?
Small Pox
Assimilation (to be less Native and be like the whites/Americans).
In what year did Alaska first pass its Anti-Discrimination Act?
1945
What is Alaska's northern most city/village?
What is the Unangan term for the object "toward which the sea is directed"?
Alaxsaxaq // (Aluksha) // "Alaska"
Creole
How much did the US pay to purchase Alaska from Russia?
7.2 million (2 cents per acre)
Who was Alberta Schenck?
1940's Nome resident who fought racist policies practiced by the "Dream Theater"
What is Alaska's largest island?
Kodiak