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native Alaskans  

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  • The indigenous population of Alaska consists of diverse groups of people. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, Alaska Natives had certain characteristics in common; they were extremely well adapted to the harsh arctic and subarctic environment and prospered in small, subsistence-based communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Native Alaskan Tribes]

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