The Arctic and subarctic peoples whose ten thousand years of ingenuity in the world's most demanding landscapes made them the most resourceful civilizations on earth.
Alaska Natives — the Iñupiat, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Alutiiq, Unangan, Athabascan, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples whose ancestors crossed the Bering land bridge and settled the most extreme environments on the North American continent, developing over thousands of years the kayak and umiak watercraft, the toggling harpoon, the semi-subterranean sod house, the potlatch redistribution ceremony, and the intricate kinship systems and spiritual relationships with the Arctic and subarctic ecosystems that sustained human life in conditions of darkness, cold, and isolation that would defeat any civilization less intimately attuned to the rhythms of the natural world, and whose incorporation into the United States with the Alaska Purchase of 1867 and the discovery of gold and oil on their ancestral lands subjected them to the same cycle of dispossession, boarding school cultural erasure, and forced assimilation as Indigenous peoples across the continent, before the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 created the unique regional and village corporation system that makes Alaska Native sovereignty one of the most distinctive and contested experiments in Indigenous self-determination in American law. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that vast legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in the US. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse US population.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt will be made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
