Sitka was originally settled by the ____________people, over 10,000 years ago.
Tlingit (Tlinget, Shee Atika)
100
The name "Sitka" derives from the Tlingit name for the original inhabitants of the area. What are the two words that became "Sitka."
Shee At'iká
100
Name one important Tlingit subsistence food.
salmon, halibut, herring, deer, sea mammals, etc.
100
Name one industry that is important to Sitka's economy today.
various answers: commercial fishing, tourism, some logging, government, etc.
200
What is the name of the volcano that is visible from Sitka? (Hint: It's also the name of a boarding school there.)
Mt. Edgecumbe
200
Europeans from which country set up a trading company in Sitka in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
Russia
200
Tlingit people traditionally hunted and gathered food from the water and land-- as many do today-- in a process called s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
subsistence
200
What kind of bears are indigenous (native) to Sitka and Baranof Island?
brown bear
200
The pelts of what animal originally resulted in the Russian American Company?
sea otter
300
Sitka is part of a long string of islands that make up Southeast Alaska. What is the name of of this string of islands?
Alexander Archipelago
300
In 1802, Tlingit warriors destroyed the original settlement and captured or killed occupying Russians as well as members of which other Alaska Native group?
Aleuts
300
Name two types of totem poles
crest poles, history poles, legend poles, memorial poles, ridicule poles
300
What "coniferous" tree takes its name from Sitka?
Sitka Spruce
300
Name one type of commercial fishing boat you are likely to see in Sitka.
troller, seiner, gillnetter
400
What mountain range do both Juneau and Sitka share?
Coast Range
400
When the Russians returned after the Battle of Sitka, what did they call the "new" capital of Russian America?
New Archangel
400
How does the Tlingit legend, "The Boy with Arrows on His Head" account for the creation of mosquitoes?
The boy who killed his mother was burned and his ashes, scattered to the wind, became mosquitoes.
400
What kind of tree was best for canoe-making due to its natural water resistance?
cedar
400
The roe of what fish creates a multi-million dollar fishery each spring, before the salmon arrive?
herring
500
The latitude of Sitka is approximately 57 degrees and 3 minutes. If there are 60 minutes in a degree, and every minute is equal to one nautical mile, what is the distance as the raven flies between Sitka and Juneau (58 degrees 18 minutes)?
75 nautical miles
500
Sitka was the site of the signing of the Alaska purchase and where the transfer of power took place on October 18 in what year?
1867
500
What is the strongest position on a totem pole (top, middle, bottom)?
bottom
500
Name a sea mammal you might find in Sitka that you won't find in Juneau.
sea otter
500
Arts are part of Sitka's economy, too. The director of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp had a budget of $70,000 when he first started, 20 years ago. He says his budget is now 32 times that much. How big is his budget now?