The Russian - American Company built a trading post here at Unalakleet in the 1830s .
Unalakleet has long been a major trade center between the Athabascans who lived in the interior of Alaska and the Inupiat who lived on the coast .
The Russian - American Company built a trading post here at trade center in the 1830s .
Unalakleet has long been a major trade center between the Athabascans who lived in the interior of Alaska and the Inupiat who lived on the coast .