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 ...

Judkins works as external affairs coordinator at Ilisaġvik College — Alaska's only ... with people trapped inside by shifting sea ice. Other parts of Barrow are known by different names.

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 ...

The Equity Center, launched by the Alaska Black Caucus, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, cutting the ribbon on a facility that aspires to be a comprehensive hub for people of color in the ...

"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 ...