🥶 Alaska Native Resources
Celebrating and connecting with Alaska's First Peoples — resources, organizations, and cultural centers in Anchorage.
Alaska is home to over 229 federally recognized tribes and more than 20 distinct indigenous languages. Anchorage has the largest urban Alaska Native population in the world, with deep connections to Den'aina Athabascan, Alutiiq, Yup'ik, Inupiaq, Tlingit, and many other peoples.
Alaska Native Heritage Center
The centerpiece of Alaska Native culture in Anchorage. Features village sites representing six cultural groups, traditional demonstrations, galleries, and cultural programs. 8800 Heritage Center Dr — 10 minutes from downtown.
Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs)
Created by ANCSA 1971, ANCs are for-profit corporations owned by Alaska Native shareholders managing land and providing opportunities to their communities.
CIRI — Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
Serves Cook Inlet Alaska Natives (Den'aina, Alutiiq, others). Based in Anchorage. One of Alaska's largest ANCs.
Doyon, Limited
Interior Alaska's regional corporation. Serves Athabascan peoples. Largest private landowner in Alaska (~12.5M acres).
Sealaska Corporation
Southeast Alaska's ANC. Serves Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples. Strong cultural preservation and scholarships.
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Serves Yup'ik, Den'aina, and Aleut peoples. Known for protecting Bristol Bay's world-class salmon fishery.
Key Organizations in Anchorage
Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC)
Employment, education, behavioral health, and economic development services for Alaska Native and American Indian people in Cook Inlet region.
Southcentral Foundation (SCF)
World-renowned healthcare system. The Nuka System of Care model has been adopted globally. Alaska Native Medical Center partner.
Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC)
Largest health facility in Alaska. Serves Alaska Native and American Indian people statewide. 3900 Ambassador Dr, Anchorage.
Anchorage — Den'aina Homeland
Anchorage sits on the ancestral homeland of the Den'aina Athabascan people. The Den'aina name Dgheyay Kaq' means “the place where we landed.” The Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center honors this heritage. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail follows traditional Den'aina travel routes.