USFWS National Digital Library

- King Island Eskimos Carving Ivory Near Nome
- Native Americans; Crafts; Ivory Carving; ARLIS; Alaska
- "The Pribilof Report 1949" King Island Eskimo men plying their ivory carving craft beneath their skin umiaks on the beach near Nome where they have a summer camp. Only the simplest of hand tools are used for carving the walrus ivory...
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- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
- Native Americans; Habitat restoration; Fishes; Fisheries management;
- The Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced their three awardees of the agency’s 2010 Recovery Champion Award. The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe have partnered with us and an interagency team to preserve and...
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- North Prairie Camas and Buttercup
- Wildflowers; Prairies; Vegetation;
- The name camas prairie refers to several distinct geographical areas in the western United States which were named for the native perennial camassia or camas, including regions in the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Camas bulbs...
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- Native Alaskan Children at Kaltag 1954
- Jim King Collection; Yukon River; Native Americans; Transportation; Aircraft; Aircraft; Alaska
- Children in front of small plane on skiis. The village of Kaltag is located on the Yukon River.
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- Agents Tremblay and Allen at Minto Flats
- Work of the Service; Personnel; Employees (USFWS);Transportation; Aircraft; Native Americans; Poaching
- Note: "3. Tremblay and US Commissioner Allen and three local residents. Aircraft used in apprehension and conviction of violators. N 702 and N 783." April, 1954. Jim King Collection
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- WOE100 Federal and State biologist work with Native American Tribes to manage the lake sturgeon
- Partnerships; Fisheries management; Resource management;
- Native Americans revered the lake sturgeon as an important part of their culture that provided food, oil, leather and other staples. Over-harvesting, habitat loss, damming of tributaries and pollution all contributed to the population declines. ...
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- Bethel Family
- Villages; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; YUDE; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
- The Pribilof Report 1949. Bethel Eskimos (mom and her three children?) walking along the main street of Bethel. Bethel Roadhouse in background was the town's leading hotel.
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- Filleting Salmon, Mekoryuk, Nunivak
- Wildlife refuges; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; YUDE; Subsistence; Fishing; Native Americans; Villages; ARLIS; Alaska
- Native Alaskan women filleting dog salmon. Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island.
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- Man with Geese
- Subsistence; Hunting; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
- Man in waders next to riverboat with dead geese.
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- Knitting Qiviut
- Indigenous populations; Native Americans; Crafts; Knitting; Alaska Slide Show
- Qiviut (pronounced "kiv-ee-ute"), the downy-soft underwool from the Arctic musk ox, is shed naturally each year during the spring months.
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- Elder Native Alaskan Woman
- Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
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- Bush Homemaker, Circle City
- Wildlife refuges; Buildings, facilities and structures; Villages; Native Americans;
- Native Alaskan woman outside Circle City cabin. Note: ARLIS
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- Street of Fort Yukon village
- Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; YFNWR; Indigenous populations; Native Americans; Interior Indians; Athabascans
- Fort Yukon village lies within the boundaries of the Yukon Flats NWR.
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- Chief Houdikoff fishing on Attu
- Wildlife refuges; Native Americans; Subsistence; Fishing; Cultural resources; Rivers and streams; Rural environments; History; Indigenous populations;
- Mike Houdikoff, Chief of Attu village and his son netting sockeye salmon.
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- Beadworking Craft
- Indigenous populations; Native Americans; Athabascan; Crafts; Beading; Skin Sewing; Alaska Slide Show
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- Elder Man with Smudge Pot, Circle City
- Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
- Mosquito repellent smudge fire.
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- John Nichols and Emma Willoya
- Work of Service; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
- The Pribilof Report 1949. Nome, Alaska. "Indian Commissioner John Nichols while on trip to Nome visits the Eskimo Skin Sewer's Coop. Store which is headed by Emma Wiloya here shown handling fur garments to the Commissioner while he tries...
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- Men and Fishwheel, Subsistence Fishing
- Subsistence; Fishing; Native Americans; ARLIS; Alaska
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- Local resident with sled dog
- Indigenous populations; Native Americans; Interior Indians; Athabascans; Recreation; Winter Sports; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; YFNWR
- Stevens Village resident Abe Stevens with his sled dog.
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- Chief Mike Houdikoff's son fishing on Attu
- Wildlife refuges; Subsistence; Fishing; Native Americans; Cultural resources; Environments (Natural); Rivers and streams; History; Indigenous populations;
- Mike Houdikoff's son netting sockeye salmon on creek above village on Attu Island.
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