This map records the Native names of the Alaskan Nations, and shows approximately where they were before Europeans set foot on this vast land. Since time immemorial, Native Alaskans have called the many distinct terrains of this land home, creating societies which flourished for millenia. Dozens of languages - and hundreds of dialects - are reflected in the tribes shown. We remember those Nations that survived and did not survive the ever-encroaching genocide brought by the colonizers and honor their true names.
