"Ekwok"

A sizable minority of speakers argued in favor of the mine, saying Alaska needs the jobs. Others said the mine threatens the salmon runs of Bristol Bay.

Until now, high school-age students in Aleknagik, Ekwok, and Twin Hills have had to choose between options of homeschooling, attending Mount Edgecumbe, enrolling in a correspondence school, or boarding with a family in another community.