The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is a U.S. federal agency that was founded in 1824. The agency implements and regulates laws relating to American Indians and Alaska Natives. One of its more controversial policies…
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The Inuit are a group of indigenous peoples of northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Inuit means “people,” and the singular form of the word is Inuk. Today, the term is often used to refer to…
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Iñupiat
The Iñupiat are a group of Alaska Natives, encompassed in the larger group of Inuit-speaking peoples. Iñupiaq is the singular form of the word and can also refer to the Iñupiaq dialect of the…
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Yupik
The Yupik are a group of indigenous peoples who traditionally inhabited western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska, and the Russian Far East. Yupik is a broad designation that refers to the Alutiiq, Yup’ik, and Siberian Yupik…
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A quonset hut is a steel, semi cylindrical building structure. They were first manufactured in 1941 when the U.S. Navy required lightweight, shippable, and easily assembled buildings. The structure featured an open interior, allowing it…
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