This sample Teacher Lesson Plan is designed to teach students about the ancient dwellings of Alaska’s five culture groups and how different regional housing styles helped Alaska Native peoples thrive in harsh and unforgiving climates. Understanding the dwellings they lived in is an introduction to the traditional life ways of the Athabascan, Inupiaq/St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Yup’ik/Cup’ik, Aleut, Alutiiq, and the Eyak, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures. The sample lesson includes resources from the Alaska Native Heritage Center and Alaska's Digital Archives.