Alaska Out of the Vault

Alaska Out of the Vault

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Alaskan historian Anjuli Grantham joins anthropologists, archaeologists, curators, historians, culture bearers and others to examine rarely-told stories from Alaska's history.

Anjuli Grantham


    • Jul 6, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 4 EPISODES


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    Alutiiq, Russian, and Yankee Whaling on the Kodiak Grounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 28:54


    From shamanic whalers, to Yankee harpooners raiding Alutiiq villages, and the Russian-American Company's dependence on whale meat and materials to survive in Alaska, the history of whaling in the Gulf of Alaska combines spirituality, economics, and geopolitics.

    Puffin Skin Parka Shows Work of Alaska Native Women in Russian America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 28:35


    When the USS Resaca left Sitka in 1868, it carried a puffin skin parka made by Alutiiq or Unangan women. Here, learn about the work of Alaska Native women in Russian America, the art of Alutiiq skin sewing, the internal economy of Russian America, and the raising of the US flag in Sitka.

    Canned at Klawock: The Early History of Alaska's Salmon Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 27:00


    The first salmon canneries were established in Alaska in 1878. In this episode, learn about traditional Tlingit salmon fishing, early American cannery operators, and the foundation of Alaska's most iconic industry.

    The American Army, Dena'ina Villagers, and a Russian Trader at Fort Kenai, 1869-1870

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 25:00


    The US Army might have seen wilderness when they arrived to establish Fort Kenai in 1869, but there they encountered Dena'ina peoples, a Russian-American Company trader, and took part in social and political transitions as Alaska first became a US possession.

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