Alaska History Pre-History to SaleName:

First Step, Continuing Traditions; pg. 18-28

Vocabulary: Use internet or dictionary resources to define the following terms.

Migration:

Matrilineal:

Linguistic:

Use the information in the book, Alaska Saga of a Bold Land, to answer the following questions.

  1. When did the major migrations of people from Eastern Asia to Alaska occur?
  1. How much did the sea levels drop during the time of the migrations?
  1. How wide was the ‘bridge’ at the lowest sea levels?
  1. What evidence is there of human occupation in Alaska as early as 11,000 years ago?
  1. What is the difference between a native Alaskan and an Alaska Native?
  1. What two groups of Alaska Natives have sometimes been referred to as ‘Eskimos’?
  1. What does the Siberian term ‘Aleut’ mean?
  1. Explain the Aleut child rearing tradition called avunculate.
  1. Identify THREE ways the Aleuts used the sea lion.
  1. Describe the roles of men and women in the Aleut culture.
  1. What are the four main units of the Inupiat people?
  1. Describe the traditional homes of the Inupiat.
  1. What animals were important to the Inupiat culture for survival?
  1. What was different about the social organization of the Inupiat compared to most other Alaska Natives?
  1. What were ‘song duels’?
  1. What were the roles of men and women in the traditional Yup’ik culture?
  1. Explain the Bladder Feast.
  1. How many different ethnic-linguistic groupings are there of the Athabascan people?
  1. What were the major food sources of the riverine groups of Athabascans?
  1. What was the main food source for the upland Athabascans?
  1. What determined whether or not the Athabascan groups set up permanent villages?
  1. What are some similarities between the Athabascans and the woodland American Indians?
  1. Where did the Tlingit and Haida people settle?
  1. When did the Tlingit people first settle in Alaska?
  1. When did the Haida people settle in Alaska?
  1. Where did the traditional Tlingit people get most of their food?
  1. What was the chief transportation for the Tlingit?
  1. Describe the clan structure within the Tlingit and Haida cultures.
  1. What was the significance of totem poles in Tlingit and Haida society?
  1. What was the Athabascan Legend that may have foretold the coming of the Europeans?