WI: Alaska independent?

Zioneer

Banned
To begin with: I'm always interested in a "Divided States of America" type of of TL, or a "colonies go differently" TL, but I've never seen one centered around Alaska.

I would like to see the particulars for a possible Alaskan independence, whether it be from Russia, or from the United States.

If possible, I would like to have it ruled by the native Inuit. Is this possible at all?
 
Funny thing enough there is a romance novel set with an independent Alaskan kingdom. I can't think of the name or author, but I remember coming across it somewhere.

Its highly unlikely that a native Inuit nation would survive alone, tho something may drift in the realm of being a 'protectorate' of a larger entity like the Hudson Bay Company or the British Columbia. The population base isn't there, at least among the natives, to hold off any influx of settlers. Things will probably just turn out worse for the Inuit in regards to a gold rush, which will bring in all sorts of people.
 
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