Sheldon Jackson

Sheldon Jackson

male, deceased (1909)
Rev. Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909) was a Presbyterian missionary in the Western United States in the 19th century. He is particularly known for his... More
Elizabeth Peratrovich

Elizabeth Peratrovich

female
Elizabeth W. Peratrovich (née: Wanamaker) (b. July 4, 1911-d. December 1, 1958) was an important Alaska civil rights activist, working on behalf o... More
Marie Smith

Marie Smith

female, 90 years old
Marie Smith Jones (born May 14, 1918 in Cordova, Alaska) is the last surviving speaker of the Eyak language of southcentral Alaska. She is also the... More
Loren Leman

Loren Leman

male (Alaska, United States)
Loren Leman (born December 2, 1950) former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, the first person with Alaska Native ancestry to be elected to statewide... More
Nora Marks Dauenhauer

Nora Marks Dauenhauer

female
Nora Marks Dauenhauer is an American poet and short-story writer and a scholar of the language and traditions of the Tlingit aboriginal nation in... More
Peter Kalifornsky

Peter Kalifornsky

male, deceased (1993)
Peter Kalifornsky (1911-1993), was a self-taught writer and ethnographer of Kenai, Alaska, who wrote traditional stories, poems, and language... More
Dorothy Page

Dorothy Page

female, deceased (1989)
Dorothy G. Page (died November 16, 1989) was best known as "Mother of the Iditarod", the 1,049-mile (about 1,600 km) dog sled race across the U.S.... More
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John Baker

male
John Baker (born 1960 or 1961, in Kotzebue, Alaska) is self-employed American dog musher, pilot and motivational speaker of Inupiat descent who... More
Libby Roderick

Libby Roderick

female, 50 years old
Libby Roderick is an American singer/songwriter, poet, activist, and teacher. She was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she still lives... More
Ramy Brooks

Ramy Brooks

39 years old
Ramy "Ray" Brooks (born December 24, 1968 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an Alaska Native kennel owner and operator, motivational speaker, and dog musher... More