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Alaska State Name Origin:

Alaska's state quarter with "The Great Land" caption
Alaska state quarter with "The Great Land" caption -
public domain image on Wikipedia

Alaska

Alaska is the Russian version of the Aleutian word Alakshak, which means great lands or peninsula. The Aleuts are people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska, closely related physically and culturally to Eskimos. Many state names trace their origin to native American Indian languages. See 50 States - Name Origins.

Photo of Aleut Indian Dancers
The King Cove Dancers - from one of the five last remaining Eastern Aleut villages still in existence - photo © Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development (used by permission)
Photo of grizzly bear fishing
Grizzly bear fishing - photo © Han Meeuwsen / Nature Trek Canada
(used by permission)

 

Source:
Quick Facts - Alaska: Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Links:
Aleut: Arctic Studies Center
Introduction to the Aleut - National Museum Natural History
50 States - Name Origins
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