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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
B1991.011.592
"Newtok, 1940s" [man and woman stand outside sod structure with wood and metal entrance; identified at 2019 AFN and 2019 village visit as William and Norma Andy]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2016.004.733
Tlingit-Haida dancers, Alaska, AFN, Oct. 1984, Anch. [people wearing regalia on stage, Alaska Federation of Natives convention; print date Oct 84]
Keywords: dancing
Collection: B2016.004
B2017.024.2290
Kotzebue, June 1967 [two children on jumbled ice; metal bucket. At AFN 2022, children identified as brothers Kirk Howarth on the left and Aqpik Howarth on the right]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Kotzebue, Ice, Metal bucket, Kirk Howarth, Aqpik Howarth
Collection: B2017.024
B2021.010.001
[musher and dog team on winter trail. At AFN 2022, the high front indicates an interior area sled. Coastal sleds are low (for carrying heavy seals) and have flatter fronts.]
Collection: B2021.010 Burlingame Collection
B1955.003.310.20
(A busy day in the classroom. The children are taught to use their hands as well as their brains.) [children sewing and carving] (Caption in DD: Everybody was busy…) [At AFN 2023, location tentatively identified as Diomede]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Children, Youths, Students, Schools, Classrooms, Sewing, Carving, Diomede, Handtools, Tools, Drills
Collection: B1955.003_310 Arthur Eide
B1962.001A.142
Copper River [Indigenous man], Alaska. P.S. Hunt, E280 [studio portrait of man, likely Ahtna. Atna (Copper River)] [At AFN 2024, individual identified as possibly Chief Goodletaw.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Man, Portrait, Studio, Copper River, Atna, BIPOC
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B1991.011.599
"Newtok camp on Nelson Isl. [island], 1958" [group of children pose with ocean in background; boy at center back wearing parka with ruff identified at 2019 AFN as Tommy Kusiak]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2014.027.35
#3-78. Inuit male spectator, Iditarod 1978, Nancy Lake, Alaska [portrait of Alaska Native man wearing fleece-lined hat with earflaps, blue down jacket, and plaid shirt. Cf. .183. At AFN 2018, tentatively identified as Spike or Ralph Willoya] [Inupiaq Territory, Sitnasuaq (Nome). At AFN 2022, man identified as Spike Willoya. Location identified as Nome area.]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Iditarod, Sled dog race, Race, Winter, Snow, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Sitnasuaq, Nome, Inuit, Man, Spectator, Nancy Lake, Portrait, Hat, Jacket, Outerwear, Plaid shirt, Spike Willoya
Collection: B2014.027
B1991.011.579
"Newtok at school?" [likely 1958; four children and one woman sit on floor, possibly playing a game; bookcases in background; identified at 2019 AFN as Richard, Marilyn, Rosemary, Elma, and Pete Hunter]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2005.013.215
Aleut youngsters [four young boys posed outdoors, St. Paul Island. At AFN 2015, identified as Gabriel T. Rukoushnikoff, Gregory Fratis, Sr., Neil Oustigoff, Carl Stepetin]
Collection: B2005.013
B2016.004.458
Connie Betsy Kiminuk telling a ghost story, Little Diomede Is. [young girl standing on snow; print date Apr 83. At AFN 2022, spelling of name was corrected to Connie Kiminock]
Keywords: Alaska, Little Diomede, Children, Recreation, Boxes, Story, Fran Durner
Collection: B2016.004
B2019.007.048
March 12, 1996 [village scene, 1996; child sitting on steps next to man with clipboard, paper, pen. At AFN 2022, youth sitting on the stairs identified as Jeffrey “Smurf” George]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Manokotak
Collection: B2019.007
B1962.001A.143
Copper River [Indigenous man], Alaska. P.S. Hunt, E282 [studio portrait of young Ahtna man. Atna (Copper River)] [At AFN 2024, individual identified as possibly Chief Goodletaw or his relative.]
Keywords: Ahtna, Ahtena, Indigenous, Man, Portrait, Studio, Copper River, Atna, BIPOC
Collection: B1962.001A Crary-Henderson
B2014.027.189
[two women standing outside business, woman at left wearing sunglasses, knitted cap and parka with fur ruff, Alaska Native woman at right wearing eyeglasses, print parka with fur ruff, and headscarf, holding purse; print date Aug 75. At AFN 2015, identified as Helen Fagerstrom of Nome (left) and possibly Hannah Hawley (right)] [Sitnasuaq (Nome). At AFN 2022, woman on left confirned Helen Fagerstrom.]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Inupiat, Women, Building, Business, Sunglasses, Cap, Parka, Fur, Clothing, Outerwear, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Headscarf, Purse, Helen Fagerstrom, Hannah Hawley, Sitnasuaq, Nome
Collection: B2014.027
B1991.011.601
"Newtok camp on Nelson Isl. [island] 1950s; herring hung to dry" [children pose near strings of herring, fish; barrels, driftwood; note from 2019 AFN: tripod racks are uniquie to Nelson Island]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.024.1331
Diomede, Feb 1962 "17. Seal hunters chat - Diomede, Fed 1962 “17. Seal hunters chat – Diomede” [At AFN 2022, individual on the right identified as Melvin Kuyokuk (not sure of spelling)]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Diomede, Hunting, Seral hunting, Harpoon, Seal poke, Snow
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.024.2323
Kotzebue, June 1967 [butchering beluga whale; shore ice; water. At AFN 2022, woman at center flensing beluga with an ulu identified as Mamie Reich and the woman to the right in headscarf identified as Norma Reich]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Ice, Beluga, Whale, Processing
Collection: B2017.024
B2017.029.2984
[two Athabascan women sitting, Native Spirit Festival; print date Jun 84. At AFN 2018, identified as Josephine Riley (second left) and Rosie David (second right) from Minto] [possibly Tanana]
Keywords: Native Spirit Festival, Native elders, Josephine Riley, Rosie David, Minto, Kathryn Audrey McFarland Jackson, Kathryn McFarland Jackson, Kay McFarland Jackson
Collection: B2017.029
B1991.011.581
"Newtok family" [man, woman and child pose outside wood and steel structure; identified at 2019 AFN as Charles family; also identified during 2019 village visit as Agnus Tommy, Jojean Charlie, and Jimmy Charlie]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.024.2395
Kotzebue, November 1969 [woman poses in fur parka with sunburst ruff and geometric trim; structure with boarded windows in background; snow. At AFN 2022, individual identified as Belle Sours wearing a ground squirrel parka]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Kotzebue, Parka, Ground quirrel, Belle Sours
Collection: B2017.024
B1955.003.310.11
(The first flashlight picture taken on the island. That was an event of a lifetime.) [large group gathered indoors, some children reacting to flash] (Caption in DD: Christmas party. Chief Kozingah flanked by two of his daughters…and a few others. The rest of the party fled.) [At AFN 2023, the man seated near center right in the light parka with chevron pattern trim is Chief Kozingah and the woman in the light parka standing behind him is his wife; At AFN 2024, location identified as Little Diomede]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Chief Kozingah, Families, Children, Youths, Photography, Christmas, Holidays, Daughters, Wife, Parkas, Chin tattoos, Tattoos, Little Diomede
Collection: B1955.003_310 Arthur Eide
B1991.011.577
"Newtok 1958" [interior scene; man, woman, three children pose; parkas; chest(?) in background; identified at 2019 AFN as Paul Carl holding Lawrence Carl; David Carl, Maria Langley; and Mary Julia Carl (right)]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2014.016.068
Eskimo family at Eek on the Kuskokwim River near Bethel [portrait of man, woman, and children posed outdoors, woman holding small child, small boat in background; identified at AFN 2013 as Mr. and Mrs. Steven. Same as B2013.006.1.72]
Collection: B2014.016
B1991.011.553
Newtok, 1950s" [woman and three children pose wearing kuspuks, parkas; structure in left background; identified in 2019 as Anna Lincoln, Betty Ann Tom, Eliza Tom, and Mary Tom; Betty and Mary additionally identified at 2019 AFN]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2017.024.1049
Jan71P7 #16034 Barrow [Inupiaq man wearing green, fur trimmed parka, white mukluks dances; hand of second dancer seen at left. At AFN 2022, individual identified as ? Kogak of Wainwright performing a Point Hope dance]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Inupiat, Barrow, Utqiagvik, Point Hope, Dancing, Parka
Collection: B2017.024
B1991.011.600
Newtok; camp on Nelson Island; June 1958 [At 2019 AFN identified as Nululluruk Camp (see .541); bird's-eye view of summer fish camp with canvas wall tents, fish drying on racks, pond; shoreline; boat; mountains; snow]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B1962.001.0150
“Copper Center Indian” [Ahtna, Indigenous people; Houses and buildings – Taral; Dogs; Snowshoes and snowshoeing] [Child in front of log cabin with two dogs. Tl'aticae'e (Copper Center). Taral Band Lower Ahtna.] [At AFN 2024, location identified as Chitina rather than Taral]
Keywords: Ahtna, Lower Ahtna, Taral, Ahtena, Indigenous, Child, Tl'aticae'e, Copper Center, House, Building, Log building, Log cabin, Snowshoe, Saw, Dog, Husky
Collection: B1962.001 Crary-Henderson
B1991.011.541
"Newtok - summer fish camp Nelson Island, June, 1957" [view overlooking structures, canvas wall tents; bay and mountains in background; snow, pond, drying racks, boats; identified in 2019 as Nulullugaq fish camp near Tununak; identified at 2019 AFN as Nululluruk camp]
Collection: B1991.011 Christine Heller Collection
B2014.027.34
#2-78. Native Alaska lady (probably Inuit), Iditarod Sled Dog Race 1978, Nancy Lake, Alaska [portrait of woman wearing eyeglasses, yellow headscarf, and fur parka. Cf. .182. At AFN 2016, woman tentatively identified as Molly Seetot of Brevig Mission]
Keywords: Alaska, Alaskan, Indigenous, BIPOC, Iditarod, Sled dog race, Race, Winter, Snow, Woman, Inuit, Nancy Lake, Portrait, Eyeglasses, Glasses, Headscarf, Parka, Fur, Molly Seetot, Brevig Mission
Collection: B2014.027
