While individuals from outside Alaska are recruited at premium pay, attracted with various monetary incentives, the Alaska Native experiences an extremely high rate of population increase which constitutes a virtually wasted labor reservoir. This study is intended as a benchmark approach against which the rate of progress of the Alaska Native might be measured and evaluated as he is involved in the development of Alaska. Discussed are: (1) rising trends in population; (2) change in living patterns from nomadic to sedentary; (3) uneven economic patterns; (4) cultural and educational attitudes; and (5) land uses and potentialities. It is anticipated that this study will provide a basis for further work and that the material will be available for comparison with information from the 1970 census. (Author/CJ)