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a group of inuit in a large skin boat
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Copper Inuit

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a group of men in kayaks
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Noatak Kayakers

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A brown fish skin bag with stitched, organic designs.
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Aleut Fish Skin Bag

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Blackbeard's head suspended from the end of a bowsprit.
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Blackbeard’s Head

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Pirate on the high sea
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Pirate Captain Keitt

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a hunter throws a harpoon from the cockpit of his kayak
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Harpoon Thrower

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a mermaid illustration on an old map
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A Mermaid's Vanity

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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

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This map shows the route of Dampier’s first voyage around the world.
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Dampier’s First World Voyage

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In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.
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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

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This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable catch.
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Whalers in the early 1800s

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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

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