Alaska's waters are rich in seafood. Most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from Alaska. Forestry is important to Alaska's economy, especially that of the southeastern region. The timber industry, though currently undergoing much reform, provides thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to Southeast Alaska. Hard rock minerals are one of Alaska's most important undeveloped natural resources, including coal, gold, silver, copper, and many others.
Tourism is also one of the state's most important industries.
Every year millions of people visit the state of Alaska. Public schools in Alaska are listed in the Department of Education's school rolodex. Alaska Pacific University has a campus in Anchorage, one in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and one in Homer. The term Alaska Native, referring to Alaska's original inhabitants, includes Aleut, Eskimo and Indian groups who differ from each other in ethnic origin, language and culture. Any Native Alaskan born before passage of the Act who could prove one-quarter blood Native ancestry, was eligible to enroll in a local and regional corporation, entitling him or her to 100 shares in both corporations.