You'll see an Athabascan Indian village with cabins made of spruce logs, a cache used for storing supplies, and fur pelts. Our guides will explain how the wolf, fox, martin, and beaver were used to provide food and protection in the harsh Arctic climate.
Our guides will show you a spruce bark hut, which Athabascans used as primitive shelters, and an authentic birch bark canoe made without any metal fasteners. You'll visit the home of renowned Athabascan beadwork artist Dixie Alexander and see the garments she's sewn from animal hides. She'll let you see her latest projects, and when one of our guides models a Yupik Eskimo winter parka, you will want to have your camera ready. To the side of Dixie's cabin are hides of the largest game animals in the Interior--moose, bear, and caribou. You'll learn how Athabascan Indians called animals, how they tanned the hides, and how they preserved them.
1975 Discovery Drive Fairbanks, AK 99709 Telephone: 907-479-6673