The Bering Land Bridge
Migration occurred in approximately 25,000 BP from Asia.
Hunter and gathering migration
Migration over the Bering Land Bridge was possible due to a global cold period called the Wisconsin Glaciation (we often call this an ice age).
Water stored in advancing glaciers caused lower sea levels
Rising sea levels following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) covered the Bering Land Bridge by approximately 11,000 BP
Evidence of inhabitation from approximately 15,000BP
Pre-Columbian (before 1492) there were over 600 tribes in what is now the continental US
Estimates place Pre-Columbian populations for North America at 10 million
Athabaskan
Ahtna, Deg Hit’an, Dena'ina, (Kenaitze), Gwich’in, Hän, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Upper Kuskokwim (Kolchan)
Eyak
Tlingit
Haida
Tsimshian
Eskimo
Iñupiat, (Inuit)
Yupik
Siberian Yupik
Yup'ik & Cup'ik
Sugpiaq ~ Alutiiq
Chugach Sugpiaq, Koniag Alutiiq
Aleut (Unangan)
Iñupiat The Owl and the Raven: An Inuit Legend
The Owl and the Lemming An Eskimo Legend
Athabaskan “The Loon Story” - An Alaska Native Tanaina Tale
Patricia Wade of Chickaloon tells the Story of Denali
Chief Mitch Demientieff of Nenana tells the story of Denali
Aleut & Alutiiq “The Girl Who Married the Moon”
Yup’ik & Cup’ik
Eyak, Tlingit, Haida & Tsimshian