first people OF THIS LAND Indigenous people of Alaska share common threads: subsistence lifestyle, cultural values, and deep connection to place. But each of the five main cultural groups also carries their own distinctions and traditions in their respective regions. IÑUPIAQ & ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND YUPIK DENE (Athabascan) YUP’IK, CUP’IK TLINGIT, HAIDA, TSIMSHIAN, EYAK SUGPIAQ , UNANGAX 2 ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE TRAVELALASKA.COM