Cultural Heritage

A group of Alaska natives in traditional dress.

NPS Photo

Alaskan culture is a unique blend of ancient ways, and social and political change. There are many opportunities to explore the traditions and history of this remote land. Experience the living arts of Alaska's Native Peoples, the traces of Russian colonization, and the former boomtowns of the Klondike Gold Rush. Connect with the roots of human life in the Americas, and see where people first crossed the Bering Land Bridge thousands of years ago.

 

VIDEO: Experience Alaska - An overview of Cultural History

 

 

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Feature grid pending with options to: 11 National Parks that allow Traditional Hunting and Fishing, Alaska Native Culture Stories, and Subsistence in Alaska.