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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific...
A stormy sea lashes the village of Shismaref, Alaska, where the coastline has eroded 30–90 m (100–300 ft) in the past 30 years.
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Shismaref, Alaska

A stormy sea lashes the village of Shismaref, Alaska, where the coastline has...
a seven inch fragment of an Inuit soapstone pot recovered at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Inuit Soapstone Pot

For over a decade, Smithsonian Arctic Archaeologists have been investigating an...
A point made of Ramah Chert that belonged to the early Eskimo group known as the Groswater Dorset Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
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Early Eskimo Point

About 2,500 years ago cold climate brought the first Inuit peoples into the Gulf of...
Map depicting the archaeological excavation site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2009
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Archaeological Site Map of Hare Harbor

The Arctic Studies Center's excavation site map of Hare Harbor maps some of the...
A fragment of European ballamine ceramic that was excavated at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Fragment of a European Bellarmine Jug

A 2011 excavation led by the Arctic Studies Center uncovered this fragment of...
A young visitor holds up his painted fish Gyotaku fish print at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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Gyotaku Fish Print

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
A teacher and a young boy paint a fish mold to create a Gyotaku style print
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Gyotaku Fish Prints

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
A close-up photo of the seeds on the plant Phragmites australis.
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Phragmites australis, seeds

The invasive reed Phragmites australis can create new plants through seeds (shown...
Benthic scientists are interested in organisms on the seafloor.
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The ‘Mud People'

Benthic scientists are interested in the creatures that live on and in the seafloor...
Scientists use this box corer to study marine life.
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Launching a Box Corer

To learn more about the creatures living on the Arctic seafloor, scientists use a...

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