Alaska Native Heritage Center

The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, opened in 1999 as an educational institution for all Alaskans, presents the heritage of Alaska’s eleven major Indigenous cultural groups. Set on twenty-six wooded acres about ten miles from downtown, it combines museum exhibits with outdoor cultural spaces. Its Gathering Place features Alaska Native dancing, Native Games, and storytelling; the Hall of Cultures offers rotating exhibitions, craft activities, and artwork; and a theatre shows films including Stories Given, Stories Shared. Around Lake Tiulana, six life-sized village dwellings represent traditional lifeways from different Alaska regions. Operated as a nonprofit by Alaska Natives, it identifies itself as the only statewide organization representing all Alaska Native cultures.

Anchorage, Alaska · United States