Kuspuks and other traditional Alaska Native garments are created to express cultural identity, love for a family member or friend, and to keep the bond of ancestral culture alive and strong. On ...

Ned Ahgupuk and girlfriend Kelsi Rock, stand for a photo with their 1-year-old son Steve Rock-Ahgupuk while strolling along the beach on the Arctic Ocean in Shishmaref, Alaska, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center sits east of downtown Anchorage along the Glenn Highway and welcomes visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between May and September.

Archive Photos/Getty Images 1880: Alaska was populated by many Native tribes for thousands of years. Today, the two biggest tribes are the Yup'ik and the Tlingit.

Born in the village of Kingigin (Wales) in 1892, he was one of the first Alaska Natives hired as a teacher. As a photographer he was one of the few people documenting Native life at the time who ...