The people who lived in this period were an Arctic whaling culture, and are the ancestors of today’s Iñupiat.
The first people to inhabit North America cross from North Asia (Siberia) via a land bridge over the Bering Strait.
This period begins around the time of the earliest European colonization of the Americas and ends after the Revolutionary War.
Russian fur traders arrive in Alaska, establishing settlements and exporting sea otter pelts
Fort Yukon trading post is founded by Canada’s Hudson Bay Company.
1867 Russian occupation ends when the Treaty of Cession transfers Alaska from Russia to the United States at a price of $7.2 million.
1887 The Indian Affairs Commissioner bans schools from using Native languages for instruction.
The Indian Citizenship Act gives Native Americans full U.S. citizenship while still retaining tribal citizenship. However, some states still deny Native Americans the right to vote until as late as 1962.
The Indian Reorganization Act extends Federal recognition to Alaska Native villages, but contributes to future tribal land ownership issues.
Alaska becomes the 49th state.
