Welcome to the Alaska Anthropological Association

 

Founded in 1974, the Association is a statewide professional organization for people working, studying and interested in all areas of northern anthropology. Today, the Association has over 200 active members in Alaska, the United States and countries including Canada, France, Denmark, Norway, and Japan. For more than thirty years its members have helped to break new ground in basic and applied research, to build collaborations between researchers and communities, and to foster public knowledge and interest in circumpolar cultural heritage. The Association’s annual meetings are an international forum for projects in archaeology, linguistics, cultural studies, oral history, medical anthropology, museum exhibitions, cultural resource management, human genetics, and more. Our peer-reviewed publications – the Alaska Journal of Anthropology and Aurora monograph series – hold a growing and respected place in the literature of the north.

The Alaska Anthropological Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that depends on dues, contributions, and the volunteer efforts of its members. It offers student, regular, and institutional memberships, all including an annual subscription to the Alaska Journal of Anthropology.

 

 

September 15, 2026

Doug Veltre’s Celebration of Life Sept. 20

The family and friends of Doug Veltre, longtime Alaskan UAA anthropology teacher and Aleutian Pribilof archaeologist, invite you to a celebration of life to be held at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association building, 1131 East International Airport Road on September 20, beginning at 2pm. This event is open to anyone who knew Doug, as a . . . MORE
July 21, 2026

New Book!

The Alaska Native Language Center in partnership with the University Press of Colorado is happy to announce the publication of the 3rd Edition of Neerihiinjik: We Traveled From Place: The Gwich’in Stories of Johnny and Sarah Frank. Edited by Craig Mishler, the new edition contains additional photographs, carefully revised translations by Craig Mishler and Kenneth . . . MORE
July 20, 2026

2027 Alaska Anthropological Association Conference

We are pleased to announce that the Alaska Anthropological Association is partnering with UIC Science to hold the 2027 Annual Meeting in Utqiaġvik, AK, March 18th-21st.