Arctic Village
Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Arctic Village in wintertime. | |
 Location of Arctic Village, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 68°7′19″N 145°31′40″W / 68.12194°N 145.52778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.97 sq mi (181.23 km2) |
| • Land | 63.78 sq mi (165.20 km2) |
| • Water | 6.19 sq mi (16.03 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 151 |
| • Density | 2.37/sq mi (0.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99722 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-03990 |
Arctic Village (Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ[2] in Gwich'in) is an unincorporated Native American village[3] and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 152. This was unchanged from 2000. The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Di'haii Gwich’in or shahanh.[4] As of 1999, over 95% of the community speaks and understands the language. (Kraus, 1999)[full citation needed] As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Alaska Native Place Names | Alaska Native Language Archive". www.uaf.edu.
- ^ Arctic Village is recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as an unincorporated Native Village under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. See, Indian Affairs Bureau, Department of the Interior (2005) "Alaska Region: A: Native Village of Arctic Village" Federal Register March 21, 2005, Volume 70, Number 53, p. 13519
- ^ "About the Gwich'in Language". gwichin.community.uaf.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2022.