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34,000 BCE
The Beginning
During this time the Beringia Land Bridge opens around 34000 BC and closes around 38000 BC. And reopens overtime. Possibly allowing acess to the Americas from Siberia. Basically archeologists believe the anchestors of the natives enter Alaska at this point. But eventually the waters rise again, and the land bridge is gone. Meaning everyone is stuck on their side of the bridge. -
9494 BCE
Neana Complex People
During this time the Neana Complex People lived along the North Slopes of Alaska range near Denali Park. The Neana Complex people were the anchestors of the Athabascans. -
6500 BCE
American Paleoartic People
Appromiminatly during this time, the American Paleoartic people migrated to Alaska from Asia. Archilogical evidence of microblades has been found to prove the existence of this culture. -
4094 BCE
Northern Archiac Culture emerges
A nomadic group we now know as the Archiac Culture emerges. This group moved around quite a bit for food, and never stayed one place long. The Archiac people lived from Brooks Range, to much of Interior Alaska. And at the very least as far, as the Southern Yukon Territory. -
2094 BCE
Leaving Alaska
12,000 yrs. ago people traveled from Alaska to the lower forty-eight. This was acomplished by traveling through a narrow passage to the east of the Rocky Mountains. We beleive this is how the other Native American cultures emerged in America. -
1094 BCE
Aleut Anchestors
The anchestors of the Aleut orginate from an island known as
Aangula. Aangula island is aproximately 8400 years old, but the island was only occupied for about 1500 years. Evetually the Aleut's anchestors moved from the island to Nikolski bay 4000 years ago. -
1094 BCE
Eskimo Anchestors Move
At least 2000 years ago the Anchestoral Eskimos moved into Pt. Hope, a low coast wetland, with a swampy interior. -
1094 BCE
The Nomads before the Athabascans
Within the last 1000 years the anchestoral nomads of the Athabascans settled down, and built villages, and larger houses. This development led to the Athabascan we know today. But before then the nomadic people lived in the Agoon area 1600 years ago. -
900 BCE
The Thule People
Modern Eskimo Culture developed directly from the Thule people, who moved East around 900 AD. Some even reached Greenland by 1000 AD. -
Jan 1, 800
Moving South
The anchestors of the modern Eskimos moved south by 800 AD, some by that time were hunting sea animals in the Pacific ocean. The Ipiutuk peoples eventually develop from this group. -
Oct 4, 1294
Whaling
The Eskimos started whaling 15000-2000 years ago, North of the Bering Strait. -
Tlingit's First Encounter
While moving North along the Alaskan coast, the Tlingit made their first contact with Europeans and Americans. It does not end well for the native people, and most the population is wiped out. The Russians colonize the area. -
Aleut Mumification
The Aleuts still mumify their dead as late as the 18th Century. This is important because it was a big part of their culture. It was how made peace with their dead, and greived. -
Bering Strait: Metal Trade
The Natives living near the Bering Strait begain to obtain, small amounts of iron and copper through the Siberian Trade System. But Ahtha leaders primarily control the flow of copper, throughout Alaska. This is important becase Natives were able to create more advanced tools and technology. -
Location of Modern Athabascans
Northern Athabacan speakers can currently be found as far East as Hudson bay. As far North as Brooks range, and as South as Inteior British Columbia. Nowdays some Athabascan descendents live a modern life style. While others live like their anchestors did. But now a majority live a life, thats a mix of both. Even now, You can still find Athabascan villages. -
Modern Day: Aleuts
Aleutin Nikolski still live on part of Midden in modern towns. We belive the specific people in this are are descendents of Chaluka and possibly the Anangula.
