Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Aleuts
Learn about the culture of the Aleut people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: North Alaskan Eskimos
Learn about the culture of the North Alaskan Eskimos. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Pacific Eskimo Kinship, Marriage and Family
Learn about the culture of the Pacific Eskimo. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Ambivalent Empire
With the purchase of Alaska in 1867, the United States embarked on the road of building an empire. From Alaska to the Spanish-American War to the Philippine Islands, the U.S. grew as an imperial nation throughout the latter half of the...
Curated OER
Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
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Alaska Coin Club: A Short History of Paper Money
Alaska Coin Club provides an extremely brief article that covers the history of paper money.
OpenStax
Open Stax: American Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Turner, Mahan, and Roots of Empire
Examines the development of American foreign policy in the latter part of the 1800s, and what Frederick Jackson Turner and Alfred Thayer Mahan did to further American imperialistic interests.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Henry Seward (1801 1872)
Brief biography on William Henry Seward who was appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln on March 5, 1861, and served until March 4, 1869. Seward carefully managed international affairs during the Civil War and also negotiated the...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ak: Brooks River Archeological District
An archaeological site located along an ancient beach and modern river. There are twenty separate well preserved sites which have provided a large number of Arctic Small Tool Tradition artifacts.
Library of Congress
Loc: Global Gateway: Meeting of Frontiers
From cossacks to cowboys, this Library of Congress special online collection looks at American westward exploration and expansion, and Russia's eastward reach into and conquest of Siberia. Includes historical information and timelines,...
Other
Council of Yukon First Nations
This is the umbrella organization for all First Nations groups in the Yukon. They are all listed here, as well as their languages, along with descriptive information. The history pages give brief descriptions of different phases of their...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tanaina
A webpage containing information about an Athapaskan-speaking group of people who live in Alaska. Learn about the history and culture of the Tanaina.
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National Park Service: Fossils in Time Unit
In this lesson, students learn about the earth's past by studying clues that have been left behind, such as fossils and rocks. Students will find the answers to many questions: What is paleontology?, What is geological time?, What can we...
Read Works
Read Works: Tribal Tribute
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian Institution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Other
Ecotrust: Temperate Rain Forest People and Places [Pdf]
This site from Ecotrust has information on the people and history of the Northwestern American coastal temperate rain forest.(California to Alaska) Find out about the history of this specific temperate rain forest, and the people it has...