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Have you had an Alaska Native Culture?

In downtown Juneau, tourists can see a wall sculpture of Chief Kowee, chief of the tribe Auk Tlingit. In the 1800s, he guided prospectors Joe Juneau and Rihard Harris to a reservoir of gold along the South-eastern Alaska Gastineau Channel. Who asked as blankets and Hudson Bay small compensation, Chief Kowee was a great ally of the Europeans and later served in the police force Alaska Natives.

Over the next few years, the city of Juneau sprung and thousands of gold seekers flooded the Yukon to find their fortune. If you go on holiday Alaska and a train ride to White Pass, you can still see the remains of historic mines and evidence of optimism and the quest for America dream.

A good starting point to learn more about the indigenous peoples of Alaska is to visit the Heritage Center Alaska Native Anchorage, Alaska. This world-renowned cultural center and museum contains information, educational materials, video presentations, illustrations and displays document the following Alaska Native peoples: the Athabascan, Aleut and Alutiiq, Yup'ik and the Cup'ik, the Inupiaq & St. Lawrence Island Yupik, the Eyak, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian.

Here you can see works of pearls Athabascan people, learn more about spirituality the Yup'ik and Cup'ik, who believed in good shamans for healing and bad shamans who put curses on people, or watch the party Chilkat Raven & tail dress insignia worn in festivals potlatch Eyak.

Fairbanks, Alaska is a good place to start learning more about the people Alaska Native. The annual Native Arts Festival in February, brings together works of art, craft, dance and folklore. In Nome, 54% of the population is Indigenous Eskimos and the main industries are mining and tourism. Y

ou can take a polar bear swim, watch a sled to pedigree dogs, watch crab fishermen at work, pan for gold or buy Aboriginal art from Alaska. Barrow has the largest Inupiat Eskimo settlement of the world, where you will see how the fishing and hunting are still living, but have been combined with modern conveniences, such as snowmobiles and tools. The Heritage Centre has been called "a must see for all visitors. "

If you visit in Barrow the end of winter, so be sure to look for the magnificent Northern Lights! These are only a few native villages, of course. If you take a cruise Alaska or planning a trip together, then your travel agent should be able to point you in the right direction.

During the visit of Alaska, there are many ways to discover the indigenous culture of Alaska. You can embark on a seven-night all inclusive Holland Cruise including Aboriginal guides, storytelling and presentations about Inuit life, and stops in indigenous villages harbor.

Or you can choose one day at a place like Saxman native village, the Fairbanks Festival of Native Arts or stop at Alaska Native Heritage Center. works Aboriginal art is a souvenir of your great experience of a lifetime in 49th state of America.

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