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Federally recognized Alaska Native village
Village of Anaktuvuk Pass
PeopleIñupiat
HeadquartersAnaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, US
Government
ChiefTimothy Ahgook
Tribal Council
Anaktuvuk Tribal Council

The Village of Anaktuvuk Pass is a federally recognized Iñupiat Alaska Native tribal entity.

History

The Village of Anaktuvuk Pass is headquartered in the city of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. As of 2005, the tribe had 279 enrolled citizens.

In 2022, the remains of a Nunamiut man that were being held by the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University were repatriated to the Village of Anaktuvuk Pass. The remains are being held at Simon Paneak Memorial Museum until the tribe can decide when the remains will be buried.

See also

References

  1. "Anaktuvuk Pass". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. "Village of Anaktuvuk Pass". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. "Alaska Native Villages" (PDF). Government Accountability Office. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. "Joy and healing: Anaktuvuk Pass elders return the remains of a Nunamiut man to the village". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

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