LibGuides: Land Acknowledgments: Tribal Organizations in Alaska

Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska

Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska
This map is from is from the UAF Alaska Native Language Archive. See their website for more information on the map, a link to an interactive version, and a link to a larger version.

Krauss, Michael, Gary Holton, Jim Kerr, and Colin T. West. 2011. Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska. Fairbanks and Anchorage: Alaska Native Language Center and UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research. Online: https://www.uaf.edu/anla/map

A Brief History of the Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Alaska
Video by Sealaska Heritage Institute
Interactive Time-Lapse Map
Shows how the US took more than 1.5 billion acres from Native Americans

Alaska is home to 227 federally recognized tribal communities, 12 regional Native corporations and the Alaska Federation of Natives.

Regional Native Corporations:

Alaska Federation of Natives:

Alaska Federation of Natives
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska. As of 2024 its membership includes 209 federally recognized tribes, 185 village corporations, 9 regional corporations, and 10 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and compact to run federal and state programs. AFN is governed by a 38-member board, which is elected by its membership at the annual convention held each October.