Arctic Village
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | ||
| Coordinates : | 68 ° 7 ′ N , 145 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 152 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1 inhabitant per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 180.9 km 2 (approx. 70 mi 2 ) of which 159.8 km 2 (approx. 62 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 623 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-03990 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1398382 | ||
Arctic Village is a census-designated place in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of Alaska . The village is located on the Chandalar River , about 160 km north of Fort Yukon .
history
The Neets'aii Gwich'in lived nomadically until the 1950s. When hunting for game and fish, they used seasonal camps and settlements such as Arctic Village, Christian, Venetie and Sheenjak and traded with the Inupiat from the coast of the Arctic Ocean . There is archaeological evidence of a settlement in the region around Arctic Village from the year 4500 BC. Chr.
The appearance of firearms by European settlers and prospectors in the early 20th century led the Gwich'in to a more sedentary life, as the need to follow the herds of caribou in small groups no longer existed. The first permanent resident of Arctic Village was Chief Christian in 1909.
In 1943 the Venetie Indian Reservation was established to ensure that the land was used for personal needs. The first school was built in 1959. With the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 1971, Venetie and Arctic Village were granted approximately 7,300 km² of land from the reservation .
With the Arctic Village Traditional Council, there is a state-recognized community of native Alaskans in Arctic Village .
