Indigenous people have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and it is widely believed that the region served as the entry point for the initial settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge.
ɪndˈɪdʒənəs pˈiːpəl hæv lˈɪvd ɪn ɐlˈæskə fɔːɹ θˈaʊzəndz ʌv jˈɪɹz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz wˈaɪdli bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə ɹˈiːdʒən sˈɜːvd æz ðɪ ˈɛntɹi pˈɔɪnt fɚðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə baɪ wˈeɪ ʌvðə bˈɛɹɪŋ lˈænd bɹˈɪdʒ.