On Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of people from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok boarded military transport planes headed for Anchorage, leaving their homes, belongings and communities behind.
Public Safety
Catastrophic Western Alaska storm sets the tone for AFN week
Indigenous organizations and local leaders were focusing on the destruction from the recent storm before the start of the convention.
‘No one is giving up’: Local search continues for 2 missing in Western Alaska
As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers vow to keep looking for two Kwigillingok residents whose home floated away in the storm.
Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm
Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.
Multiple people died in Juneau’s backcountry this tourism season. What made it so deadly?
Many of the people who died this year were cruise tourists or visitors.
‘Miserable’: Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools in dire conditions
The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We’re moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”