Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Maps 4
7. The Setting 13
8. The Story in the Exhibits
9. Native Alaska 21
10. Conquest and Resistance 30
11. American Colony 40
12. Voicing Alaska’s Story
13. 1. 53
14. 2. 58
15. 3. 67
16. 4. 74
17. 5. 84
18. 6. 90
19. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 93
20. Sources and Further Reading 94
21. Alaska State Museum Collections on Exhibit
22. Across the Cultures 103
23. Alutiiq / Sugpiaq 108
24. Athabascan 109
25. Atrium (Eagle Tree) 111
26. Earth Sciences 112
27. Foreign Voyagers 113
28. Lobby 114
29. Maritime 116
30. Mining 117
31. Modern Alaska 120
32. Octopus Room 121
33. Oil and Timber 122
34. Orientation 123
35. Origins 124
36. Political History 126
37. Resilience 128
38. Russian Alaska 132
39. Southeast Alaska 134
40. Tourism 137
41. Transportation 138
42. Unangax (Aleut) 140
43. World War II 142
44. Yup’ik / Saint Lawrence Island Yupik / Iñupiat 144
45. Index 151
46. ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND DESIGNER 155