Definitions
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- noun a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
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“With rapidly melting Arctic-sea ice and permafrost, and threats to the survival of Native Alaskan coastal communities, Alaska is ground zero for climate change,” said Secretary Salazar.
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Five U.S. Air Force radar sites were exempted from the final rule, as were Native Alaskan communities in Barrow and Kaktovik.
187,000 square miles in Alaska designated as polar bear habitat Matthew Daly 2010
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In March 2005, Luci Beach, Executive Director of the steering committee for the Native Alaskan and Canadian Gwich'in tribe said"drilling in the ANWR is a human rights issue and it's a basic aboriginal human rights issue....60-70% of our diet comes from the land and caribou is one of the primary animals that we depend on for sustenance."
Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum Bianca Jagger 2010
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Subsistence is critical to sustaining both the physical and spiritual culture of Native Alaskan peoples.
Secretary Salazar Calls for Comprehensive Review of Native Alaskan Subsistence Policy and Programs 2009
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Jorgy: the life of Native Alaskan bush pilot and airline captain Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen by Holger Jorgensen
Embedded at the Kuwait airport Starbucks, part 2: Here come the Marines! 2008
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Southern Reading Challenge jmnlman 2008
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And she has continued a lawsuit which would eliminate all federal fishing protections for Native Alaskan people.
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A disproportionate number of rape and sexual assault victims are Native Alaskan women.
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Village corporation lands (managed by Native Alaskan corporations) have been particularly impacted by extensive logging.
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