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The village is well known in the region for its high-quality seal oil and fermented meat. [citation needed] Shishmaref is known for its Native art. Local artists carve sculptures from whalebone and walrus ivory, that are much sought after by galleries in Alaska and the Lower 48 states.
Newtok (Central Yupik: Niugtaq) is a small village on the Ningliq River in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 354, up from 321 in 2000. Climate change is forcing the primarily Central Yup'ik Alaska Native village to consider relocation. [2] [3] Mertarvik is the destination of those leaving the ...
The federal government operated a boarding school for native children near the village before World War II. The U.S. Army established a facility nearby in the mid-20th century; it is now gone. In 2014, a 160-acre homestead acquired in 1924 was donated to the Native Village of Dena’ina Athabascan country, where Alaska Native people have lived ...
After years rising sea levels and coast eriosion, voters in Shishmaref, Alaska, decided to relocate their entire village to the mainland.
The Good Friday earthquake of 1964 resulted in the relocation of surviving members of the village of Ag’waneq on the island of Afognak. A new village, Port Lions (named for the Lions Club who helped construct it), was constructed to house the tribe, but many moved on to Kodiak or elsewhere in the United States or Canada.
Kaktovik Village is headquartered in the city of Kaktovik in the North Slope Borough of Alaska. [2] As of 2005, the tribe had 231 enrolled citizens. [3]American institutions hold 700 Native American remains of interest to Kaktovik Village. 23 remains and 4,900 funerary objects have been repatriated to the tribe. 21 remains were repatriated by the U.S. Department of the Interior and two remains ...
Note that while the names of Alaska Native tribal entities often include "Village of" or "Native Village of," in most cases, the tribal entity cannot be considered as identical to the city, town, or census-designated place in which the tribe is located, as some residents may be non-tribal members and a separate city government may exist.
Native Village of Larsen Bay is headquartered in the city of Larsen Bay in the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska. [2] As of 2005, the tribe had 479 enrolled citizens. [3] ...