Alaska Native

noun

variants or less commonly Alaskan Native or Alaska native or Alaskan native

plural Alaska Natives also Alaskan Natives or Alaska natives or Alaskan natives

: a member of any of the Indigenous arctic peoples of the area that is now Alaska

For thousands of years Alaska Natives have lived throughout the vast land that became the 49th state.

—nativefederation.org

… only three of the 7,046 enrolled undergraduate students identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native.

—Sorsha Khitikian

called also Native Alaskan

Examples of Alaska Native in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Created following passage of the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaska Native corporations are for-profit companies run by and for Alaska Native shareholders. — Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

Lowndes listed his income at $238,153 in 2025 from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage and $7,744 as mayor of Maitland. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Both candidates have tried to rally support from Alaska Native voters, a key constituency in the high-stakes race that has become one of the most watched in the nation. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Planes, ferries and four-wheelers on the campaign trail Hill, a first-time candidate who is Alaska Native, faces an incumbent from a prominent family long associated with the state’s politics. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above