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Algaaciq Native Village: Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Efforts

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Type
Tribal Profiles
Organization
NGO, Tribal Entity
Description

Algaaciq Native Village (also known as St. Mary’s) is a predominantly Yupik village of approximately 500 people. The village lies near the confluence of the Andreafsky and Yukon Rivers, upstream from the delta into the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska. This profile describes observed impacts of climate change on the village and a woodstove changeout project that has Increased air quality and provided environmental benefits.

Category Taxonomy
Mitigation
Tribal
Geography
Alaska
Website
http://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/tcc/Tribes/ak_yupik_alg
Contact Information
Profile

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.

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