Simon Paneak Memorial Museum

In Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, this ethnographic museum preserves the material history, traditions, and culture of the Nunamiut, the inland Iñupiat of the Brooks Range. Established in 1986 and named for local historian and ecologist Simon Paneak, it continues his work of documenting Nunamiut knowledge and the Arctic environment. Its exhibits connect daily life to the Brooks Range and the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, featuring hunting gear, sleds, clothing, a caribou-skin tupiq, and masks. The museum also interprets Nunamiut history, including the 1949 Long Walk and later settlement in Anaktuvuk Pass, and includes a regional research library and collections focused on caribou migration and Inuit studies.

Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska · United States