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[[Image:Eklutna Village Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] Eklutna Cemetery]]
[[Image:Eklutna Village Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] Eklutna Cemetery]]
'''Eklutna''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ɛ|ˈ|k|l|uː|t|n|ə}}) is a native village within the [[Anchorage, Alaska|Municipality of Anchorage]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. The Tribal Council estimates the population at 70; many tribal members live in the surrounding communities.
'''Eklutna''' ({{IPAc-en|ɛ|ˈ|k|l|uː|t|n|ə}}; [[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]]: ''Idlughet'', {{lang-ru|Эклутна }}) is a native village within the [[Anchorage, Alaska|Municipality of Anchorage]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. The Tribal Council estimates the population at 70; many tribal members live in the surrounding communities.


==About==
Eklutna lies 24 miles northeast of Anchorage near the intersection of Mi. 142 of the [[Alaska Railroad]] and the Mile 26 of the [[Glenn Highway]] two miles from the mouth of the [[Eklutna River]] at the head of the Knik Arm of [[Cook Inlet]], at {{coord|61|27|30|N|149|21|44|W|type:city_region:US}} in the Anchorage [[Recording District (Alaska)|Recording District]].
Eklutna lies {{convert|24|mi|km}} northeast of Anchorage near the intersection of Mi. 142 of the [[Alaska Railroad]] and the Mile 26 of the [[Glenn Highway]] {{convert|2|mi|km}} from the mouth of the [[Eklutna River]] at the head of the Knik Arm of [[Cook Inlet]], at {{coord|61|27|30|N|149|21|44|W|type:city_region:US}} in the Anchorage [[Recording District (Alaska)|Recording District]].


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The [[Dena'ina people|Dena'ina]] [[Athabascan]] village of Eklutna is the last of eight villages that existed before construction of the [[Alaska Railroad]] brought an influx of American colonists around 1915. First settled more than 800 years ago, it is the oldest inhabited location in the Anchorage area.
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An [[Alaska Railroad]] siding and station house were built near the village Eklutna in 1918. The federal government operated a boarding school for native children near the village before WWII. The U.S. Army established a facility nearby in the mid-20th century; it is now gone.
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Its [[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]] name is ''Idlughet'' {{IPA-all|it͡ɬuʁətʰ|}} ("by the objects", referring to two nearby hills); the name "Eklutna" derives from ''Idluytnu''{{Pronunciation-needed}}, the name for [[Eklutna River]], meaning "(plural) objects river".


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[[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] [[Mission (Christian)|missionaries]] arrived in the 1840s. The melding of Orthodox Christianity and native practices resulted in the brightly colored [[spirit house]]s which can be seen at the [[Eklutna Cemetery]], in use since 1650 and now a historical park. The cemetery is probably the most photographed graveyard in Alaska, overshadowing other features of the village.
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[[File:Eklutna Spirit Houses.jpg|thumb|right|Eklutna Spirit Houses]]


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An [[Alaska Railroad]] siding and station house were built near the village Eklutna in 1918. The federal government operated a boarding school for native children near the village before World War II. The U.S. Army established a facility nearby in the mid-20th century; it is now gone.
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Virtually all residents of the Eklutna Village are either [[Alaska Native]] or part Native; most are members of the federally recognized Native Village of Eklutna. For employment, most Tribal Members commute to work in [[Anchorage]], nearby [[Eagle River, Alaska|Eagle River]], or use a valley circulator mass transit but between the Municipality border region the [[Matanuska-Susitna Valley]].


In 2014, a 160-acre homestead acquired in 1924 was donated to the Native Village of Dena’ina Athabascan country, where Alaska Native people have lived for thousands of years. For the most part, the land has remained untouched — and under a conservation easement, it will be maintained as a refuge for wildlife and protected from real estate development.
== History ==
. near the begining of the 13th century there general area of what is now northern anchorage was First settled more than 800 years ago by aboriginal first nation peoples , it is the oldest inhabited location in the Anchorage metropolitan area .
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[[Native american]] epochs "[[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]] name is ''Idlughet'' ("by the objects", referring to two nearby hills); the name "Eklutna" derives from ''Idluytnu'', the name for [[Eklutna River]], meaning "(plural) objects river".


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[[File:Eklutna Spirit Houses.jpg|thumb|right|Eklutna Spirit Houses]]
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[[Russian america]] Era [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] and [[Mission (Christian)|missionaries]] arrived in the 1840s. The melding of Orthodox Christianity and native practices resulted in the brightly-colored [[spirit house]]s which can be seen at the Eklutna Cemetery, in use since 1650 and now a historical park.


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Virtually all residents of the Eklutna Village are either [[Alaska Native]] or part Native; most are members of the federally recognized Native Village of Eklutna. For employment, most Tribal Members commute to work in [[Anchorage]], nearby [[Eagle River, Alaska|Eagle River]], or the [[Matanuska-Susitna Valley]].
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[[United States of America]] Era The [[Dena'ina]] [[Athabascan]] village of Eklutna is the last of eight villages that existed before construction of the [[Alaska Railroad]] brought an influx of American colonists around 1915 The cemetery is probably the most photographed graveyard in Alaska, overshadowing other features of the village.


==Demographics==

{{US Census population

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Eklutna first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. Of its 158 residents, 61 were Native, 49 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native), 47 were White, and 1 was Asian.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://akgenweb.com/census/censuspdfs/1930AK3rdDistrictPartC.pdf |author=Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census |title=Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1929 Population - Alaska |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230225/http://akgenweb.com/census/censuspdfs/1930AK3rdDistrictPartC.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It continued to report on the census until 1970 and was annexed into Anchorage in 1975.

==Education==
[[Anchorage School District]] operates area public schools.

==See also==
*[[Eklutna Annie]], a known but unidentified victim of serial killer Robert Hansen, found in 1980


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Kari | first=James | coauthors=James A. Fall | title=Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina | publisher=[[University of Alaska Press]] | year=2003 | edition=2nd ed. | pages=320–322 | isbn=1-889963-57-7}}
* {{cite book | last=Kari | first=James |author2=James A. Fall | title=Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina | url=https://archive.org/details/shempetesalaskat00kari | url-access=limited | publisher=[[University of Alaska Press]] | year=2003 | edition=2nd | pages=[https://archive.org/details/shempetesalaskat00kari/page/n359 320]–322 | isbn=1-889963-57-7}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details=Eklutna Alaska Division of Community Advocacy - Community Information Summary] {{dead link|date=December 2015}}
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* [http://www.eklutna-nsn.gov Native Village of Eklutna]
* [http://www.eklutnainc.com Eklutna, Inc.] ([[ANCSA]] village corporation)
* [http://www.eklutnainc.com Eklutna, Inc.] ([[ANCSA]] village corporation)
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* [http://www.eklutna-nsn.gov Native Village of Eklutna]
{{Alaska-Community-External-References|Eklutna}}


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The Russian Orthodox Eklutna Cemetery

Eklutna (/ɛˈkluːtnə/; Dena'ina: Idlughet, Russian: Эклутна) is a native village within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Tribal Council estimates the population at 70; many tribal members live in the surrounding communities.

About[edit]

Eklutna lies 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Anchorage near the intersection of Mi. 142 of the Alaska Railroad and the Mile 26 of the Glenn Highway 2 miles (3.2 km) from the mouth of the Eklutna River at the head of the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, at 61°27′30″N 149°21′44″W / 61.45833°N 149.36222°W / 61.45833; -149.36222 in the Anchorage Recording District.

The Dena'ina Athabascan village of Eklutna is the last of eight villages that existed before construction of the Alaska Railroad brought an influx of American colonists around 1915. First settled more than 800 years ago, it is the oldest inhabited location in the Anchorage area. Its Dena'ina name is Idlughet [it͡ɬuʁətʰ] ("by the objects", referring to two nearby hills); the name "Eklutna" derives from Idluytnu[pronunciation?], the name for Eklutna River, meaning "(plural) objects river".

Russian Orthodox missionaries arrived in the 1840s. The melding of Orthodox Christianity and native practices resulted in the brightly colored spirit houses which can be seen at the Eklutna Cemetery, in use since 1650 and now a historical park. The cemetery is probably the most photographed graveyard in Alaska, overshadowing other features of the village.

An Alaska Railroad siding and station house were built near the village Eklutna in 1918. The federal government operated a boarding school for native children near the village before World War II. The U.S. Army established a facility nearby in the mid-20th century; it is now gone.

In 2014, a 160-acre homestead acquired in 1924 was donated to the Native Village of Dena’ina Athabascan country, where Alaska Native people have lived for thousands of years. For the most part, the land has remained untouched — and under a conservation easement, it will be maintained as a refuge for wildlife and protected from real estate development.

Eklutna Spirit Houses

Virtually all residents of the Eklutna Village are either Alaska Native or part Native; most are members of the federally recognized Native Village of Eklutna. For employment, most Tribal Members commute to work in Anchorage, nearby Eagle River, or the Matanuska-Susitna Valley.

Demographics[edit]

Population of Eklutna
before absorption
CensusPop.Note%±
1930158—
19401590.6%
195053−66.7%
196050−5.7%
197025−50.0%
source:[1]

Eklutna first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. Of its 158 residents, 61 were Native, 49 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native), 47 were White, and 1 was Asian.[2] It continued to report on the census until 1970 and was annexed into Anchorage in 1975.

Education[edit]

Anchorage School District operates area public schools.

See also[edit]

  • Eklutna Annie, a known but unidentified victim of serial killer Robert Hansen, found in 1980

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Census Of Population And Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census. "Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1929 Population - Alaska" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

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