Quinhagak’s new museum is home to 60,000 artifacts, the largest collection of pre-contact Yup’ik artifacts in the world. The opening was the culmination of nine years of back-breaking work, and the result of a unique partnership between Quinhagak’s village corporation and archaeologists.
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With few school buses, Lower Kuskokwim School District turns to Kusko Cab to transport students
After parting ways with a long-time contractor, the Lower Kuskokwim School District doesn’t have nearly enough school buses for the city’s students.
Ongoing power outages spoil summer subsistence harvests in Tuluksak
Many people lost their summer subsistence harvest because of the lack of electricity to operate freezers, and the problem is expected to continue into early next week.
Largest shipment of Yup’ik artifacts in the world arrives in Quinhagak
The world’s largest collection of Yup’ik artifacts finally has arrived home in Quinhagak on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast. After shipping delays in Europe, the Nunalleq artifacts have returned in time for the community’s museum opening.
Y-K Delta communities mull options for National Guard armories
With the Cold War long over, and Alaska Army National Guard recruitment plummeting, the old armories aren’t needed to conduct surveillance as they did in the past.
State liberalizes Kuskokwim fishery, lifts multiple restrictions with kings reaching escapement
The following salmon spawning tributaries will remain closed to gillnets: the Kwethluk, Kasigluk, Kisaralik, Tuluksak, and Aniak Rivers.