Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska

"'For decades there have been as many different ideas about Alaska as the proverbial blind men had about the elephant.' – Harold L. Ickes, 1945""'Alaska is bounded on the north by Stefanssen, on the east by perdition, on the west by Bolshevism, and on the south by applications for government jobs.' – Anton Anderson, 1952""'...Alaska was largely a terra incognita; the literature pertaining to it was scanty and of dubious accuracy. In fact, so much was so misleading that it became natural and a seeming duty to put down facts and to correct the inaccuracies found everywhere in the public print.'  — Edward L. Keithahn, 1966"

Welcome to WikiProject Alaska! This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Alaska with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the member section below.

Do consider contributing to our update board!

Overview
This WikiProject was created to organize, format, expand, and exemplify Alaska related articles on Wikipedia. Our to-do list is located to the right, and is in a constant state of flux.

Project divisions

 * Communities (talk) &mdash; Cities, towns, villages and boroughs.
 * Physical geography (talk) &mdash; Regions, parks, climate, physical features.
 * Transportation (talk) &mdash; Roads & highways, trails, railroads, ferries, airlines & airports, general aviation, trucking, ships, and pipeline.
 * Culture (talk) &mdash; Music, art, popular culture & cultural icons, mass communication, & cultural groups/peoples.
 * Alaska Natives (talk) &mdash; History, cultures, languages, politics, etc. of Alaska Natives.
 * People (talk) &mdash; Biography on people native to Alaska and those residents who have shaped Alaska.
 * Government (talk) &mdash; Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Alaska.
 * History (talk) &mdash; History of Alaska during and prior to statehood.
 * Economy (Talk) &mdash; Major Alaska industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Alaska.

Related WikiProjects
Very important to coordinate and collaborate with are the following:

Also:
 * WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
 * WikiProject Russian history
 * WikiProject Eastern Orthodoxy
 * WikiProject Canada
 * WikiProject British Columbia
 * WikiProject Canadian Territories (for Yukon)
 * WikiProject Geography
 * WikiProject Mountains
 * WikiProject Lakes
 * WikiProject Rivers
 * WikiProject Volcanoes
 * WikiProject Mining
 * WikiProject Ghost towns

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Award


The Alaskan Barnstar is awarded to users who have made particularly fine contributions to Alaska-related articles, and/or to WikiProject Alaska.

To award the Alaskan Barnstar, use the following code: 

YOUR TOPIC HERE


For example: 

Alaskan Barnstar for excellent edits
I hereby award you the Alaskan Barnstar for your excellent edits in Anchorage-related articles. ~ 

Alaska stubs
If the priority articles in the to do list aren't of interest to you, you can always expand any of the multitude of Alaska-related stubs. The Alaska stub tree is outlined below.

Find a photograph
Many Alaska articles lack photographs: some of these can be found at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Alaska. If any are located near you, you can help Wikipedia by uploading a freely licensed photograph to Wikimedia Commons.

Resources
The following periodicals are indexed and available from various subscription databases for the time periods indicated, in either audio, video, abstract, citation, or full-text format. If you wish information from them, or regarding a specific topic, and cannot access them, please send me an e-mail indicating your e-mail address and the topic you are interested in, and I will forward to you what I can recover. John Carter (talk) 18:39, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Alaska (1977-on)
 * Alaska Business Monthly (1985-on)
 * Alaska Journal of Commerce (2002-on)
 * Alaska Law Review (1984-on)
 * Alaska Oil & Gas Reporter (2002-2004)
 * Anchorage Daily News (2000-on)
 * Arctic Research of the United States (1997-on)