300 Villages
300 Villages: Tuluksak
This week, we’re going to Tuluksak, a community of almost 400 people near the Kuskokwim River. George Lamont is a resident of Tuluksak.
300 Villages: Arctic Village
This week, we’re heading to Arctic Village, on the edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Margorie Gemmill is Tribal Administrator for the Arctic Village Council.
300 Villages: Newtok
Now it’s time for 300 villages. This week we’re going to the village of Newtok, on the Ninglick River, which drains into the Bering Sea. The community is being relocated because of coastal erosion due to climate change.
300 Villages: Thorne Bay
This week, we’re going to Thorne Bay, a community on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast. Dana Allison is a receptionist at Thorne Bay City Hall.
300 Villages: Platinum
This week we’re going to the village of Platinum, near Dillingham on the Bering Sea Coast. Mark Moyle is the Mayor of Platinum.
300 Villages: Upper Kalskag
Now it’s time for 300 villages. This week, we’re heading to Upper Kalskag, a community of about 200 people on the Kuskokwim river east of Bethel.
300 Villages: Brevig Mission
This week we’re heading to the community of Brevig Mission, on the Bering Sea Coast north of Nome, Mike Olanna lives in Brevig Mission.
300 Villages: Juneau
This week we’re heading to a city- the capitol city to be more specific: Juneau. Ricardo Worl is CEO for Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority.
Galena
This week, we’re heading to the interior village of Galena, on the Yukon river. Greg Moyer is city manager in Galena.
300 Villages: Unalakleet
This week, we’re heading to Unalakleet, an Iditarod checkpoint on the Bering Sea Coast. Jay Thomas is principal at the school in Unalakleet.
300 Villages: Port Alexander
This week we’re heading to the tiny Southeast community of Port Alexander. The village of just 62 people is on the south end of Baranof Island. Robin Griggs teaches school there.
300 Villages: St. Paul
This week, we’re going to the Pribilof Island community of St. Paul, off the west coast of the state in the Bering Sea. Connie Newman is superintendent of the School District for the Pribilof Islands of St. Paul and St. George.
300 Villages: Akutan
This week, we’re heading out the Aleutian chain to the community of Akutan, on a small island just east of Unalaska. April Pelkey is the manager at the Akutan Corporation.
300 Villages: Chenega
This week, we’re visiting the Prince William Sound Community of Chenega. Sandra Angaiak is a tribal administrator assistant in Chenega.
300 Villages: Yakutat
This week we’re going to Yakutat, in northern Southeast Alaska. Les Hartley is a pilot who lives in Yakutat.
300 Villages: Tuntuntuliak
This week, we’re off to Tuntuntuliak, which is located on a Kuskokwim River tributary near the Bering Sea Coast. Patrick Pavila is the tribal administrator for Tuntuntuliak.
300 Villages: Atqasuk
This week, we’re heading to Atqasuk, a small Inupiaq community south of Barrow on the Meade River. Sherlene Kagak is the city clerk in Atqasuk.
300 Villages: Old Harbor
And now for 300 villages, we’re off to Old Harbor to talk with Phyllis Clough. The picturesque Kodiak Island village is located on a narrow strip of beach at the foot of a steep mountain.
300 Villages: Angoon
This week we’re heading just northeast of Sitka, to another island community-Angoon. The village is home to about 450, most Tlingit, residents. Richard George is the mayor of Angoon.
Manley Hot Springs
Now it’s time for 300 villages. This week, we’re heading to Manley Hot Springs, a small community of about 80 people in the interior, west of Fairbanks. That was Chuck Parker a resident of Manley Hot Springs. 300 villages is AK’s attempt to put every community in Alaska on the radio.
