Mertarvik, Alaska

Mertarvik (Mug-TUG-vik; Central Yupik: Mertarvik [məg'təgvɪk]) is a village in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska. In 2019 the first residents from the town of Newtok, which is eroding, began to arrive.[1]

By 2020, about 130 residents were there. In 2020, the State of Alaska had not sent voting primary forms to the village because of how new it was.[2]

  1. ^ Kim, Greg (2019-10-22). "After 20 Year Wait, Newtok Residents Leave Home To Pioneer Mertarvik". KYUK. Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ^ Kim, Greg (2020-09-30). "Mertarvik Residents Didn't Receive Primary Ballots Because State Didn't Know People Lived There". KYUK. Bethel Broadcasting, Incorporated. Retrieved 2020-10-01.