Updated: 2/22/2012 
Simon Paneak Memorial Museum
Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
Description

Museum building log cabin like is situated on a rise at the edge of, and overlooking, the village of Anaktuvuk Pass. From the front porch visitors can take in the magnificent panorama of the pass the headwaters of the major rivers.

Mission

Simon Paneak Memorial Museum focuses on recording and preserving the history, traditions, and artifacts of the Nunamiut. Drawing on data gathered from past and present elders. This accomplishment by the presentation, dissemination and interpretation of these materials through public exhibitions, educational programs and continuing research.

History

Existing since September 26, 1986 "...exhibits and displays inside offer insights into the origins and physical environment of the mountains and the history of the Nunamiut people."

Artifact Collections

Ethnography of the Nunamiut People of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska and neighborhood communities.

Facilities
Governance

Inupiat, History, Language, & Culture Division of the North Slope Borough Planning Department.

Library

Access: General Public

Appointment required: False

Services

Nunamiut caribou skin masks and local arts & crafts sales. Publications & t-shirts and sweaters.

Gift Shop
Group Tours
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