Portal for tribal village history • Oral histories • Community memory

A central portal for preserving and discovering tribal village histories.

Ravenkey is the public-facing entry point for village history across Alaska, beginning with Nulato and designed to grow into a trusted portal for photographs, oral histories, language materials, documents, and cultural memory.

Featured village directory

Each village can have its own landing page, historical overview, and collection pathways while still living inside the larger Ravenkey portal.

Live / Initial Focus

Nulato

The first featured village in the Ravenkey portal, linking storytelling and Omeka collection records.

Live

Unalakleet

Village page connecting Unalakleet public interpretation to published Omeka collections.

Planning

Shageluk

A future village portal page for community history, language materials, and local records.

What visitors will find through the portal

Ravenkey is designed around the materials that matter most to village history and continuity.

Oral Histories

Elders’ voices, interviews, local memory, and storytelling.

Photographs

Family collections, village life, gatherings, and visual history.

Language

Words, place names, recordings, and language materials tied to identity.

Documents

Records, maps, newsletters, and local historical material.

“Ravenkey starts with one village done well, then grows into a wider portal where each community can be represented clearly and respectfully.”

Starting with Nulato

Nulato is the first village represented in the portal and serves as the initial model for building a strong, discoverable, and respectful public presence for community history.

  • Village history overview
  • Featured photos and oral histories
  • Important records and timelines
  • Links into Omeka collections

Help build the Ravenkey village history portal

Ravenkey welcomes collaboration from tribal organizations, elders, families, researchers, and partners working to preserve village history over time.