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Grist on MSN2d
This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts.
For the fewer than a hundred people that make up the entire population of Port Heiden, Alaska, fishing provides both a ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution8mon
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP ... leaving Newtok a split village. Even after most residents shifted to Mertarvik, the grocery store and school remained in Newtok, leaving some teachers and students ...
Boston Herald7mon
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer ... had taken a new job at a village grocery store. Gordon, the mayor’s cousin, said she told the Nome office of the state elections division in ...
The Independent8mon
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
They will become one of the first Alaska Native villages ... leaving Newtok a split village. Even after most residents shifted to Mertarvik, the grocery store and school remained in Newtok ...