Curated OER
Volcanoes: How Safe Are They?
Students explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.
Curated OER
Making Good Decisions
Students explore the consequences of their actions. In this personal choices lesson, students practice balancing different interests involved in compromise. This lesson includes downloadable materials and 2 extension activities.
Curated OER
Designing a Park and Lodge
Students view a video entitle Great Lodges of the National Parks. They design, in groups of three, their own park based on research of a specific area. Each member of the group possess a different task in order to accomplish the project.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: The Making of Grandpa's Drum
Learn more about the real-life experiences of Alaska Natives who were sent away to far-away boarding schools, in this behind-the-scenes video [2:55] about the "Grandpa's Drum" story in the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. Use this inside...
Other
Alaska Native Heritage Center: Athabascan
Learn about the Athabascan people of Alaska in this broad overview from the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Explore their cultural traditions from housing to clothing to social organization.
A&E Television
History.com: Alaska
Take a detailed look at the state of Alaska! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...
Other
Alaska Native Heritage Center: Unangax & Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) Cultures of Alaska
Provides an introduction to the traditions and customs of the Unangax and Alutiiq peoples of Alaska with emphasis on their distinct culture.
Other
Alutiiq People of Kodiak Island
Explore the unique culture and history of the Alutiiq natives of Alaska, many who live in Kodiak City. Includes extensive information and a photo gallery of Kodiak and other villages.
Other
Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Guidelines for Respecting Cultural Knowle [Pdf]
In response to concerns that aboriginal peoples and beliefs were being misrepresented or denigrated in subtle ways in Alaskan classrooms, this document was developed through consultation with First Nations Elders. It aims to provide...
Other
The Aleutians of the Pribilof Islands
Presents a complete on-line book that tells the story of the Alaskan natives on the Pribilof Islands.
Other
Alaska Native Heritage Center: Inupiaq & St. Lawrence Island Yupik
Presents an introduction to the traditions and customs of the Inupiaq and St.Lawrence Island Yupik peoples of Alaska with emphasis on their distinct culture.
Other
Alaska Native Heritage Center: Eyak, Tlingit, Haida & Tsimshian
Experience the life of the Native Alaskan culture group of the Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, & Tsimshian people and learn about their traditions and customs. Although they share a common culture, they have very different languages and social...
Other
Anchorage Museum: Alaska Gallery: Athabascan Indian History
The Anchorage Museum offers a lengthy comprehensive overview of Athabascan Indian history and culture. Includes details on daily life, ceremonial objects, hunting tools, clothing, shelters, and more.
Other
Travel Alaska: Native Alaskans: Athabascans
Contains brief information on the life and culture of the Alaskan Indian group known as the Athabaskans.
iCivics
I Civics: Tribal Government
As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes develop and manage their own governments. This lesson plan examines the varied structures and functions of tribal government as well as the relationship these nations have...
Other
Kodiak: Alutiiq Heritage
Explore the unique culture and history of the Alutiiq natives of Alaska, many who live in Kodiak City. Includes extensive information and a photo gallery of Kodiak and other villages.
Other
Alaska History and Cultural Studies: Alaska's Cultures
The numerous cultures that make up the demography of Alaska are profiled. Included are Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Polynesians and Latin Americans.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Alaska: The People and the Land
Students will read the short story about Alaskan Native heritage, "Otoonah," as retold by Robert David San Souci. From the reading and interpretation of this native American story, students will study the indigenous people of Alaska and...
Other
Travel Alaska: Yup'ik and Cu'pik
Provides a brief overview of the culture of the Alaskan Eskimo groups, the Yup'ik and the Cup'ik.
Other
Travel Alaska: Native Alaskans: Tlingit, Haida, Eyak, and Tsimshian
This resource provides information on the history and culture of the Alaskan Indian groups: Haida, Tlingit, Eyak, and Tsimshian.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Communities Collection
This collection features videos that describe . ECHO members include people from Alaska Native Heritage Center and North Slope Borough ECHO Project in Alaska; Bishop Museum in Hawai'i; New Bedford ECHO Project and Peabody Essex Museum in...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Looking Both Ways
This is an interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center featuring the Alaskan Native Alutiiqs. Learn much information about the people, their culture, and see where they live.
Other
Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository
Great online source for finding an abundance of information on Alutiiq history, culture, and heritage. Offers artifacts, latest news, an art gallery, exhibits, a language program, and so much more.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall
This 1914 meeting hall and headquarters building served the original chapter of Alaska Native Brotherhood, founded by Tlingits in the early 1900s to fight discrimination and represent interests of natives.