Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam Tunuu, the language of the Indigenous Unangax̂ people.
Aleutians
Bering Sea snow crab season kicks off for first time in 3 years
Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again for the first time in nearly three years.
Unalaska jostled by magnitude 5.6 earthquake Sunday
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 58 miles southwest of Unalaska Sunday afternoon. Many locals felt the event, including in Nikolski and Akutan.
A community’s fight to save Unangam Tunuu on St. Paul Island
Unangam Tunuu is taught in only a handful of classes in the public school system, and outside these sessions, the language is seldom spoken in everyday conversation.
As Alaska schools close, one Aleutian village bucks the trend
For the first time in over a decade, children in Nikolski are back in the classroom. The Nikolski school’s revival came through combined efforts of the Aleutian Region School District and the local tribal organization.
In surprising move, Bering Sea snow crab fishery to reopen after 2-year closure
According to Fish and Game, estimates of total mature male biomass are above the threshold required to open the fishery.