From Chew Inclusive Terminology Glossary
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Contextual note
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Time/Region
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References
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| Aboriginal Americans
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| Alaska/s
Alaska man/men
Alaska woman/women
Alaskan/s
Alaskan native/s
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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)
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Alaska, USA
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PCUSA – Terminology Crosswalk
Alaskan Natives – Alaskan Natives A-Z
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
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