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B2016.004.30.1
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [dancer wearing puffin beak mittens. At AFN 2017, dancer identified as Earl Mayac of King Island]
Keywords: Alaska, Wainwright, Dancer, Mittens, Dance mittens, Alaska Federation of Natives, AFN, Earl Mayac, King Island, Fran Durner
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.30.3
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [dancer wearing beaded headband. At AFN 2022, dancer identified as possibly being from Kaltag or Nulato area]
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.30.11
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [dancer wearing beaded headband]
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.30.12
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [large group of dancers with drummers]
Collection: B2016.004
B2016.004.30.13
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [large group of dancers with drummers]
Collection: B2016.004
B2022.005.84
[Three people in parkas seated on sled being pulled by four dogs]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Child, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Sled, Dogs, Huskies, Team, Transportation, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2016.004.30.2
AFN, Wainwright, dancing, 8010251 [dancers wearing puffin beak mittens]
Keywords: Alaska, Wainwright, Dancer, Mittens, Dance mittens, Alaska Federation of Natives, AFN, Fran Durner
Collection: B2016.004
B1955.003.310.21
(5th grade making calendars for Christmas.) [At AFN 2023, location tentatively identified as Diomede]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Children, Youths, Students, Schools, Classrooms, Fifth Grade, Calendars, Diomede
Collection: B1955.003_310 Arthur Eide
B2022.005.244
[Three men standing outside Transportation Co. Nome, Alaska bus. Inupiaq Territory.] [At AFN 2024, identified as Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Passenger, Men, Man, Bus, Transportation Co., Transportation Company, Nome, Alaska, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Transportation, Parka, Sunglasses, Outerwear, Clothing, Nome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2014.027.177
[Alaska Native woman wearing eyeglasses and fur-trimmed parka standing behind fencing with other spectators. At AFN 2015, identified as Helen Senungetuk] [Inupiaq Territory, Sitnasuaq (Nome). At AFN 2022, woman confirmed Helen Senungetuk.]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Iditarod, Sled dog race, Race, Winter, Snow, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Sitnasuaq, Nome, Woman, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Parka, Fur, Fence, Helen Senungetuk, Crowd, Spectators
Collection: B2014.027
B1980.041.020edit
[Athapascan man posed outdoors holding rifle. At AFN 2016, man tentatively identified as Chief Chimovisky]
Collection: B1980.041 Dorothy Stauter
B1991.011.588
Newtok [woman holds infant; structure in background; identified in 2019 village visit and AFN as Mary John]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1962.001.0618
[Athabaskan, Indigenous people; Young Ahtna women] [At AFN 2024, people identified as possibly members of the Stickwon family.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Indigenous, Women, Young Women, Athabaskan
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1990.014.5.TV.062.23
Gambell [whalers pulling umiak toward sea. At AFN 2015, man pulling boat identified as Frank Okhokiyuk]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_TV
B2022.005.119
[Indigenous Alaskan group with boat in shore surf; three men standing in ankle-deep water at bow]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Group, People, Men, Watercraft, Boat, Shore, Beach, Waterfront, Water, Mountain
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.184
[Group of six Indigenous Alaskan Elders seated on steps leading to building entrance; midwinter] [At AFN 2024, location identified as Nome, Person on far left is Frieda Larsen and woman near center with sack is Katie]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Elder, Elders, Men, Women, Sitting, Seated, Steps, Building, Entrance, Door, Winter, Snow, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Mukluks, Footwear, Nome, Frieda Larsen, Katie
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.20
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and child in reindeer fur parkas outside building]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Child, Parka, Fur, Reindeer, Caribou, Mukluks, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Outisde, House, Home, Building, Structure, Wall
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.243
[Three men standing outside Transportation Co. Nome, Alaska bus. Inupiaq Territory.] [At AFN 2024, identified as Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Passenger, Men, Man, Bus, Transportation Co., Transportation Company, Nome, Alaska, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Transportation, Parka, Sunglasses, Outerwear, Clothing, Nome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.39
[etched into emulsion:] Greist [Indigenous couple with infant posed outside building; man wearing western-style clothing]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Woman, Child, Infant, Baby, Couple, Parent, Mother, Father, Family, Wall, Building, Shiplap, Western clothing, Clothing, Mukluks, Greist, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2017.024.2386
Kotzebue, March 1969 [Woman wearing parka stands with dog on a chain. At AFN 2022, woman identified as Daisy Land]
Keywords: Alaska, Kotzebue, Daisy Land, Dog
Collection: B2017.024
B2022.005.16
[Indigenous Alaskan mother seated with children on ground midwinter; family wearing fur parka]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Mother, Children, Toddler, Baby, Infant, Baby wearing, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Seated, Sitting, Outside, Winter, Snow, Ground
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.179
[Newborn laying on floral couch]
Keywords: Newborn, Baby, Infant, Laying, Lay, Couch, Floral, Room, Interior, House, Home
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.186
[Indigenous Alaskan women laughing and pointing at person crawling through half-door; people wearing uniforms with "CAP" pins on lapel, likely Civil Air Patrol, civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Woman in back possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon] [At AFN 2024, woman in right identified as Barb Trigg]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Laughing, Laugh, Laughter, Friends, Fun, Crawl, Climb, Door, Entrance, Uniform, CAP, Civil Air Patrol, C.A.P., Civilian auxiliary, U.S., Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Barb Trigg, Trigg
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.191
[Two Indigenous Alaskan young women in dresses smiling; boy wearing costume gun holster at right. Girl in white dress possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon] [At AFN 2024, location identified as possibly Nome or Wales. Girl as left identified as possible Edna Ahmasuk, and girl in center possibly last name Savok]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young women, Teenager, Teen, Dress, Smile, Smiling, Boy, Costume, Holster, Gun holster, House, Home, Interior, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Wales, Nome, Edna Ahmasuk, Ahmasuk, Savok
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.237
[Two men standing outside midwinter; power lines and buildings in background]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Man, Bunny boots, Boots, Coat, Hats, Gloves, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Outside, Power lines, Poles, Buildings, Structures
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.238
[Indigenous Alaskan woman (likely Elva "Willie" Amidon) in parka standing outside United States Post Office and Court House building in Nome, Alaska. Men standing near doorway. Inupiaq territory.] [At AFN 2024, person identified as possibly last name Ahmasuk, on Front Street outside the Federal Building in Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Woman, Parka, Fur, Geometric pattern, Design, Gloves, Mukluks, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Pathway, Man, Men, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Building, Structure, USPS, U.S.P.S., Post Office, Postal Service, Court House, Federal building, Government, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Nome, Federal buildings, Front Street, Nome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.259
[one Indigenous man on a makeshift raft with a chair and box floating on water. Trees and mountains in the background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, raft, mountains
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.3
Butchering Reindeer, Tin City, 1923. [Inupiaq Territory. Indigenous man in parka and mukluks with harnessed reindeer; winter]
Keywords: Inupiaq, Territory, Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Parka, Mukluks, Reindeer, Harness, Winter, Snow, Tin City, Butchering, Butcher, Meat, Food
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.88
[Indigenous Alaskan woman and man with reindeer in harnesses hooked up to sleds; buildings in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Man, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Reindeer, Caribou, Harness, Harnessed, Sled, Sleds, Building, Buildings, Community, Transportation, Outside, Snow, Winter, Landscape
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1991.011.587
"Newtok, 1950s" [summer scene; woman poses with baby in front of structure; identified in 2019 village visit and AFN as Mary John]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2012.028.042
[group of six Natives; same as image .138; at AFN 2014, woman at right identified as chief’s daughter based on her dress and regalia]
Collection: B2012.028
B2022.005.102
[Group of Indigenous Alaskans in skin boat; seal float at right near aft]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, People, Boat, Skin boat, Watercraft, Transportation, Parka, Clothing, Outerwear, Water, Travel, Seal, Seal float, Float, Group
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.192
[Indigenous Alaskan man scraping frost from truck windshield; puppy in foreground] [At AFN 2024, identified as Steve Luke in Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Winter, Snow, Frost, Scraping, Scrape, Windshield, Frozen, Truck, Transportation, Puppy, Dog
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.205
[Indigenous Alaskan young woman standing on boardwalk near Polaris bar. Sitnasuaq (Nome), Inupiaq Territory. Possibly Elva "Willie" Amidon] [At AFN 2024, identified as Hannah Ahmasuk outside of the Polaris Hotel on Front Street in Nome]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Young woman, Woman, Necklace, Jewelry, Skirt, Handbag, Purse, Clothing, Building, Bar, Polaris Bar, Nome, Business, Community, Town, Truck, Vehicle, Boardwalk, Sitnasuaq, Nome, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon, Hannah Ahmasuk, Polaris Hotel, Front Street
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.38
[Indigenous Alaskan child holding implement pointed towards viewer, possibly small fishing pole?]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Child, Boy, Toddler, Pointing, Implement, Fishing pole, Winter, Snow
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.117
[Group of Indigenous Alaskan women standing around large piece of blubber (walrus?), midwinter. Building in background] [At AFN 2024, location identified as Wales, people identified L-R: Ethel Sereadlook, Evelyn Oxereok (Oxerok) or Lena Sereadlook, ?, Martha Ariunazuk, Ida Oxereok (Oxerok)]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Woman, Elder, Group, Marine mammal, Blubber, Skin, Harvest, Seal, Winter, Snow, Outside, Landscape, Building, House, Structure, Box, Oil drum, Fence, Parka, Boots, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear, Wales, Ethel Sereadlook, Evelyn Oxereok, Evelyn Oxerok, Lena Sereadlook, ?, Martha Ariunazuk, Ida Oxereok, Ida Oxerok, Walrus
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.139
[Man in uniform (possibly Civil Air Patrol or US Air Force) outside building] [At AFN 2024, identified as Jerry (Jerome) Trigg in Nome, possibly mid 1960s]
Keywords: BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Uniform, Air Force, USAF, U.S.A.F., Outside, Pose, Building, Civil Air Patrol, CAP, C.A.P., Jerry Trigg, Jerome Trigg, Nome
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.160
[Indigenous Alaskan man in sunglasses lounging on rocky ground drinking beer]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Man, Sunglasses, Rocky, Ground, Lounging, Snow, Winter, Beer, Glass bottle, Bottle, Beverage
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.46
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in fur parka with geometric trim near bottom hem standing outside midwinter; parka likely reindeer fur]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Woman, Parka, Fur, Elaborate, Reindeer, Hide, Pelt, Skin, Geometric trim, Trim, Outside, Winter, Snow, Outerwear, Clothing, Mukluks
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.004.gambelldogs
[Dogs outisde house in Gambell. Print date Aug 61. Date stamp 4 60. At AFN 2015, identified as Walunga's old house]
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2022.005.159
[Indigenous Alaskan men carrying load of wood while people watch nearby; building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Carry, Carrying, Wood, Load, People, Watching, Building, Structure, Landscape, Winter, Snow, Peace, Peace sign, Clothing, Coat, Denim
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.206
[Young Indigenous Alaskan woman and man on boardwalk outside building] [AFN 2023, location identified as Sitnasuaq (Nome)]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Women, Young man, Man, Coat, Clothing, Outerwear, Glasses, Boardwalk, Building, Structure
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.236
[Two images superimposed: each image showing people with ski equipment]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Person, Individual, Superimposed, Double exposure, Ski, Skiing, Poles, Winter, Snow, Equipment, Recreation, Sport
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2022.005.75
[Seated Indigenous Alaskan young woman with long hair on display]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Young woman, Woman, Girl, Seated, Posed, Long hair, Hair, Hairstyle, Mukluks
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1962.001A.140
Copper River [Indigenous men], Alaska. P.S. Hunt, E285 [verso:] Chief Goodletaw in middle [studio portrait of three Ahtna men. Atna (Copper River)] [At AFN 2024, person at left identified as possibly Chief Goodletaw’s relative; At AFN 2025, it was confirmed by Chief Goodletaw's grandson that the individual in the center is Chief Goodletaw.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Man, Men, Portrait, Studio, Copper River, Atna, BIPOC, Chief Goodletaw, Chief, Goodletaw
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2021.010.169
[three Indigenous women standing in Western style clothes and hide boots on porch with building behind them] [At AFN 2025, location was identified as Our Lady of Lourdes Mission and Orphanage in Pilgrim Hot Springs and not White Mountain. The individuals were identified left to right as Theresa Paneak, Barbara Anammak, and Utomanna Ursula (Ellanna) from Mary's Igloo. They were the only three individuals from Mary's Igloo who survived the 1918 flu pandemic. It was noted they are the same individuals as in B2015.007.11.] [1926. Inupiaq territory, Nutchirviq / Nasirvik (White Mountain)]
Keywords: Inupiaq territory, Inupiat, Nutchirviq, Nasirvik, White Mountain, Indigenous, BIPOC, Buildings, Our Lady of Lourdes Mission and Orphanage, Missions, Orphanages, Pilgrim Hot Springs, Theresa Paneak, Barbara Anammak, Utomanna Ursula Ellanna, Utomanna Ursula, Utomanna Ellanna, Uniforms
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B1991.011.532
"'Story knifing' 12/65, Newtok" [three children squatting on snow wearing parkas; girl holds knife; at 2019 AFN, girl identified as Marie Moses]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
