The origins of Sitka are lost in time. Though often referred to as the capital of colonial Russian America, New Archangel, Sitka, has its beginnings as a major Tlingit Indian Village. “Shee Atika”, which translates roughly as “settlement on the outside of Shee (“Shee” being the Tlingit name of Baranof Island)”, was established between approximately 10,000 years ago.
Welcome to Sitka!
This stunning seaside town is settled in the panhandle, known as Alaska’s Inside Passage, on Baranof Island. The Tlingit Indians lived in and around Sitka centuries before Russians or Americans ever set foot on the island's rocky shores. Sitka is considered one of the most stunning seaside cities in Alaska!...MORE
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