So many of the volunteers were from Alaska’s Indigenous peoples—Aleut, Inupiak, Yupik, Tlingit, and many others—that the guard was nicknamed the “Eskimo Scouts.” When World War II ...

NMAI Alaskan Eskimo snow goggles,1970-1990, made of plastic, Alaska (NMAI 26/1824). NMAI Yupik snow goggles, 1987, made by Ayaprun Jack Abraham of driftwood, walrus ivory and sinew, Anchorage ...