ANCSA
Level 4 – Advanced Practice (High School) | Social Studies | Project-Based, Inquiry-Based, Direct Instruction
Page 1 US Department of Education PR/Award #: S356A090050 2009-2012 Wooch.een: Together We Can Why is ANCSA Significant to Our Culture, Our Land, and Our State? American Government/Civics/Alaska History Developed by: Amelia Rivera Introduction The territory of Alaska remained mysterious and unknown until explorers began pursuing manifest destiny “rights”. Seal hunting, bootlegging alcohol, mining, and tourism were lucrative businesses in Alaska, which led to a population increase in our state, as well as an exhaustion of resources. That, in combination with the introduction of new germs and diseases depleted many Alaska Native populations. Those who survived would face cultural changes. Alaska’s year-round population increased after the discovery of gold, as the federal government implemented the Homestead Act, which provided free land in exchange for pledging to live and work on it. Judge James W. Wickersham encouraged Alaska Natives to take advantage of the Homestead Act, or others would. However, Alaska…
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