Native American History

Term	Contextual note	Time period/ Region note	References
Aboriginal Americans
Alaska/s Alaska man/men Alaska woman/women Alaskan/s Alaskan native/s	The terms “Alaska” or “Alaska man/woman” were historically used to homogenise the diverse Indigenous peoples of Alaska. The self-identification of these groups should be respected. Indigenous groups in Alaska include the following: Iñupiat (Alaskan Inuit) Yup’ik (mainland “Alaska eskimos”) including Alutiiq (Kodiak Island) and Sugpiaq (southern Kenai Peninsula) Aleut (Aleutian Islands, Shamugin Islands, far west Alaskan peninsula) including Unangan (Alaskan Aleutian Islands) Tlingit (islands and coastal lands of southeast Alaska) including Chilkat (Chilkat River and Chilkat Peninsula) and Hoonah (Chichagof Island) Haida (southeast Alaska) Tsimshian (Annette Island) Eyak (Copper River Delta) Alaskan Athabaskan, referring to 11 Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic groups: Dena’ina/Tanaina (Ht’ana) Ahtna or Copper River Athabaskan (Hwt’aene) Deg Hit’an or Ingalik (Hit’an) Holikachuk (Hit’an) Koyukon (Hut’aane) Upper Kuskokwin or Kolchan (Hwt’ana) Tanana or Lower Tanana (Kokht’ana) Tanacross or Tanana Crossing (Koxt’een) Upper Tanana (Koht’iin) Gwich’in or Kutchin (Gwich’in) Hän (Hwëch’in)	Alaska, USA	PCUSA –  Terminology Crosswalk Alaskan Natives – Alaskan Natives A-Z Wikipedia – Alaska Natives Native American Journalists Association – 100 questions, 500 Nations: A Guide to Native America Sapiens – Why Capitalise Indigenous? Elmer E. Rasmuson Library – Alaska & Polar Regions Digital Collections & Exhibits Gyorgy Toth – Terminology for North American Indian Issues