The Treaty of Cession, as Seen through the Lenses of Art, Cartography, and Photography from map alaska state Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 48 min 28 sec ✓ Published: 05-Dec-2017
Description: In this lecture, John Cloud, an independent historian of geography and cartography, talks about the partnerships between scientists and Alaska Natives that emerged in an effort to map Alaska after the United States acquired the state through the Treaty of Cession in 1867.nAlaska Natives have long disputed the federal government’s “purchase” of Alaska from Russia, arguing the indigenous people were the original owners and they did not consent to the sale. In his talk, Cloud notes that the R
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