English Alaskans (Russian America)



English Alaskans (: Английско-Аляскинские, Angliysko-Alyaskinskiye), known colloquially as Dougs (Дугы, Dugy), are citizens of the Alaska:Alaskan Democratic Federative Republic:0 who either speak the or can trace their ancestry back to the United Kingdom:0:0 (more specifically ) and the British settlers of the Pacific Northwest. The governorate:0:0s of Charlotte:0:0, Columbia:0:0, and Vancouver:0:0 have the largest percentage of English Alaskans, but with populations spread across the nation.

The term "Doug" became a popular nickname for those of English decent, comparable to the use of and s to describe people from  and the United States:0:0 (respectively). The name is derived from the (the national flag of the short-lived Republic of New Albion:0:0), which in turn gained its name from the silhouette of a  that defined the region. While the term has evolved to describe any Alaskans who can speak English, most tend not to include Alaskans of United States:American decent:0