Earl Norris established the Alaskan Kennels iin the late 1930's in Orofino Idaho with stock purchased from Mike Cooney of Nenana, Alaska. I, Natalie Jubin Norris, bred Siberian Huskies in the 1930's in Lake Placid, New York from stock bred by Leonard Seppala and Harry Wheeler. The Wheeler kennel used the suffix "of Seppala" and dogs originally owned by Seppala and Elizabeth Ricker.

Earl and I were married in Alaska in 1947. We continued breeding Siberians, now AKC registered dogs. Chinook's Alladin of Alyeska (Seeley) was the foundation sire. The foundation females were from the Foxstand Kennel(Shearer) and Gatineau (McFaul).

Today, the kennel is managed by my son and daughter-in-law, John Norris and Kari Skogen. The goals remain the same.