 As the homeland of these two major language families of North America, Alaska has been described as the crossroads of the continent, providing evidence for the recent settlement of North America via the Bering land bridge.Other religions

Alaska's relatively large Orthodox Christian population is notable.The large Eastern Orthodox population (with 49 parishes and up to 50,000 followers) is a result of early Russian colonization of the Americas which centered on Alaska, and the missionary work among Alaska Natives.