Algaaciq Native Village

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| people = Yupiit

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| headquarters = St. Mary's, Alaska

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| chief = Flora Paukan

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The Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's) is a federally recognized Alaska Native village in St. Mary's in southwest Alaska.{{cite web |title=Algaaciq |url=https://www.bia.gov/tribal-leaders/algaaciq |website=Tribal Leaders Directory |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs |access-date=2 July 2023}} They are Yup'ik people with a population of about 500.{{cite web |title=Algaaciq Native Village: Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Efforts |url=https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/tcc/Tribes/ak_yupik_alg |website=Alaska Region |publisher=Northern Arizona University |access-date=2 July 2023}}

Algaaciq is part of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, and their ANCSA Alaska Native Regional Corporation is the Calista Corporation.

Government

Algaaciq elects a president and tribal council. Their current president is Flora Pauken. They maintain their own tribal court.{{cite web |title=Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's) |url=https://narf.org/nill/tribes/algaaciq.html |website=National Indian Law Library |publisher=Native American Rights Fund |access-date=2 July 2023}}

Location

The village is located where the Andreafsky and Yukon Rivers meet.

Demographics

In 2010, an individual per capita income was $15,688. A medium household earned $38,000. About 25.7 percent of the adults in village were unemployed. Subsistence hunting and gathering is still economically vital to the community.

External links

[https://nativeamerica.travel/tribes/algaaciq-native-village Algaaciq Native Village]

References

Category:Native American tribes in Alaska

Category:Yupik tribes