Iñupiaq men in qayaqs, Noatak, Alaska, circa 1929. Edward S. Curtis Collection, Library of Congress Digital Collections.
Crossing the Chilkoot Pass, circa 1898. Courtesy Candy Waugaman and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
The Gold Rush boomtown of Nome on the Seward Peninsula, 1900. Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library.
Alaska Day Dilemma: Celebrating History Without Colonialism is the title of a piece produced by Emily Russell of KCAW radio news in Sitka on October 26, 2016. It talks about what the Native and non-Native communities in Sitka think about the story of Alaska being sold from Russia to America. You are encouraged to read the piece and think about the issues brought up.
