Like many villages, Quinhagak has strict travel restrictions in place to protect the community from COVID-19.
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Broken lights on Quinhagak’s airport runway leave the village with limited air service
No night flights or medevacs have been able to land at the Quinhagak airport for the past two months.
YK Delta tribal consortium withdraws support for Donlin Gold mine
Delegates at the Association of Village Council Presidents’ annual convention overwhelmingly voted to withdraw a 2006 resolution supporting the Donlin Gold mine, then passed a separate resolution that opposes it.
Storms flood Kotlik as other Western Alaska communities see little damage
Weekend storms battered the coast of Western Alaska. While flooding damaged some villages, others fared better.
For Quinhagak tribal officers, law enforcement training means feeling prepared for a job they were already doing
Quinhagak officers are on call 24/7, yet they’re only paid for 40 hours a week at $15 an hour. When asked how rural Alaska can increase law enforcement, each officer had the same answer: Pay us more.
For some Alaska villages, climate change means they may have to move
In Western Alaska, accelerating erosion is forcing villages like Quinhagak to consider moving.
Report: Alaska Native communities will face the brunt of climate change
Rural and Alaska Native communities are the first to feel the impacts of climate change. For the Y-K Delta, the stakes are especially high because the region is home to the most tribes in the state.
Kuskokwim Bay communities seek aid after wind storm
The cities of Platinum and Quinhagak are applying for aid following a high speed wind storm that ripped through the communities days before Christmas.
In Quinhagak, an ivory carver pays tribute to the ancients’ work
An exhausted team of archaeologists on the Bering Sea coast just finished their dig at Nunalleq for the year after uncovering hundreds of artifacts. They plan to return to the 700-year-old village next summer, provided the winter storms don’t wash it away.
Community members, archaeologists race against time at Nunalleq
It’s been eight years since a small team began excavating an ancient village outside of Quinhagak. Now, archaeologists and tribal leaders are saving what they can before the site washes away. This summer, volunteers worked to recover what they could.