In October, the people of the Alaskan town formerly known as Barrow, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, voted to restore its indigenous name, Utqiagvik. Zachariah Hughes of Alaska Public Media ...

“Basically, it reinforces the cultural identity of the people,” said ... the new name in 1999. Barrow’s vote follows a high profile name change in Alaska. Last year, the Obama administration ...

alaska — On paper, the new Inupiat Eskimo name of the nation’s northernmost town is now official. But not so fast. The reality is not so simple. The town was known as Barrow until Thursday ...

Utqiaġvik, known as Barrow until 2016 ... Utqiaġvik is located at the top of Alaska, about 500 miles from Fairbanks. Source: "One Square Mile" People often call the town "the top of the world ...

"Football Town: Barrow Alaska" continues to tug at m ... You guessed it -- "Alaskan Bush People" is back for season four. Somehow this cray cray show is one of Discovery Channel's top-rated ...

Extending between Juneau, Anchorage, and the town of Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), this ... habitat and so few people to compete with, Sasquatches basically have the run of Alaska," cryptozoologist ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- A remote outpost on Alaska's Arctic Coast where people are used to doing their own thing has applied that independent streak to same-sex marriage. A magistrate in Barrow ...

BARROW, ALASKA - In Barrow, Alaska ... The current town of Barrow has a population of around 4,200 people. Due to permafrost, they do not pave their roads. Even with global warming, two-thirds ...