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30,000 BCE
Ancestors of the Amerind
The ancestors of the Amerind were distributed over nearly all of the Americas.
Importance: The Americas began to get settled by another culture. -
9984 BCE
Athabaskan People
Theory: 12,000 years ago: Athabaskan People traveled through a narrow passage or ice free corridor to the East of the Rocky Mountains.
Importance: Athabaskan migrated. -
Period: 8984 BCE to 9984 BCE
Nenana Complex People
Nenana Complex People lived along the Alaska Range near Denali.
Importance: The Nenana Complex People were settled. -
Period: 8984 BCE to 9984 BCE
Nenana People
Nenana People lived near Dry Creek and Walker Road.
Importance: The Nenana people were settled. -
Period: 8484 BCE to 5984 BCE
Athabaskan People
Athabaskan people migrated to Alaska from Asia.
Importance: Athabaskan were migrating. -
7984 BCE
Tlingit People
Tlingit came to the Northwest coast.
Importance: Tlingit began to settle in the Northwest Coast. -
6984 BCE
North American Dine Speakers
North America Dine speakers were distributed over half of North America.
Importance: The North American Dine Speakers were settling in half of North America. -
6984 BCE
Ancestors of Eskaleut
Ancestors of the Eskimo and Aleut speakers were distributed over nearly half of North America.
Importance: The expansion of the Eskaleut culture. -
Period: 1016 BCE to 984 BCE
Eskimos
Eskimos have lived along the coast to the North and East of The Bering Strait across Canada and Greenland for 1000-3000 years.
Importance: The Eskimos lived along the Bering Strait for a very long time. -
Period: 400 BCE to 400
Norton Culture
The Norton Culture began.
Importance: A new culture began. -
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Native Alaskans
Native Alaskans living near the Bering Strait began to get some iron through trade routes from Siberia.
Importance: Trading with Siberia. -
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Ancestral Eskimos
Ancestral Eskimos moved into a wet land of low coasts and swampy interior at least 2000 years ago.
Importance: The Eskimos were migrating. -
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South East Alaska
Permanent villages began to be built in South East Alaska.
Importance: Villages were being settled in South East AK. -
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Thule People
The Thule culture started about 2000 years ago.
Importance: A new culture began. -
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Ancestral Eskimos
The Ancestral Eskimos moved into a wet land of low coasts and swampy interior at least 2000 years ago.
Importance: The Ancestral Eskimos were migrating. -
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Tlingit People
The Tlingit People lived in the Angoon area.
Importance: The Tlingit settled. -
Sep 23, 700
Fish Trap found in Juneau
About 700 years ago there was a fish trap found in Juneau, Alaska. Importance: This gives evidence that there were people settling in Juneau several years ago, although we don't know how long ago. -
Sep 24, 800
Norton People
The Norton People moved south around 800 AD.
Importance: The Norton people were migrating. -
Sep 24, 900
Thule People
The Thule People moved east.
Importance: The Thule people were migrating. -
Sep 24, 900
Thule People
The Thule people moved east.
Importance: The Thule people were migrating. -
Sep 24, 984
Pottery found in Choris
3000 years ago there was pottery found in Choris.
Importance: There was a cultural group living in Choris at some point if there was pottery found there. -
Sep 24, 1000
Thule People
The Thule people reached Greenland.
Importance: The Thule people reached their destination(?). -
People of Alaska
Three Fourths of the sites found in Alaska are older than 8000 years ago.
Importance: This means that people have been settling in Alaska for 8000 years or more! -
Athabaskan People
The Athabaskan People who came from Asia left sits with wedge shaped cores, microblades, etc.
Importance: Athabaskan people were migrating and they left traces of where they were staying.
