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Akiachak, AK

USA / Alaska / Akiachak /
 city, village, CDP - Census Designated Place
Population 627 as of the 2010 census.

Akiachak is a Yup'ik Eskimo village with a fishing and subsistence lifestyle. It has a strong traditional community, and was the first city in Alaska to dissolve its city government in favor of the Native village government.

Overview & History:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...

Annotated aerial imagery:
www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/profiles/profile-maps.htm

Photos:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/photos/comm_photos.cfm?com...

Project Jukebox Akiachak Then and Now is an oral history and photographic narrative created collectively by Akiachak community members: uaf-db.uaf.edu/Jukebox/yupiit/akiachak/htm/kkihome.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiachak,_Alaska
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   60°54'24"N   161°26'4"W
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This article was last modified 14 years ago