just thought id post something i helped write 15 years ago about mals and there heritage for all those people who think there just sled dogs, yes uk type has change slightly to help control the bred but think this might help so here it is
The Alaskan Malamute, one of the oldest Arctic sled dogs, was named after the native Inuit tribe called Mahlemuts, who settled along the shores of Kotzebue Sound in the upper western part of Alaska, within the Arctic Circle. Bone and ivory carvings dated to 20,000 years ago show ancient Malamutes almost identical to today's breed. Malamutes babysat the Mahl