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Allakaket, AK - History
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Welcome to the Allakaket Home page. The Allakaket Home page provides as much information as possible on Allakaket. Knowing Allakaket’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Allakaket’s Home page, you will also find Allakaket’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Allakaket has a population of 209. 62.7% of Allakaket’s inhabitants are Male, and 37.3 are female. 35.6% of Allakaket is married and 67.3% own their own home. Household median income in Allakaket is $22,500, and the individual median income is $14,000. Allakaket’s Ethnic is the following: Native(71.8%), White(23.9%), Multiple(2.4%), Asian(1.9%).
Several Native groups have lived in the area, including Koyukon Athabascans and Kobuk, Selawik, and Nunamiut Eskimos from the north and northwest. The Koyukon lived in several camps throughout the year, moving as the seasons changed, following the wild game and fish. The various bands established joint settlements after 1851.
The old site of Alatna was a traditional trading center for Athabascans and Eskimos. The first mission on the Koyukuk River, St. John's-in-the-Wilderness Episcopal Mission, was established in 1906. A post office was opened in 1925. In 1938, the name of the community was changed to Allakaket (the old name for the mission), and the name Alatna was assumed by the small Eskimo community across the river.
The first public school was established in 1957. A flood caused by ice jamming inundated 85% of the community in the Spring of 1964. In 1975, the community incorporated as a City, including both settlements of Allakaket and Alatna. A clinic and airport were built in 1978. A new school and community roads were built in 1979.
In September 1994, flood waters destroyed and swept away nearly all of the community's buildings, homes, and food caches for the winter. Residents rebuilt near the old City site, but some new homes and facilities are now located outside of the incorporated City boundaries. New Allakaket and Alatna are located outside of the City limits. A federally recognized tribe is located in the community—the Allakaket Village.
The population of the community consists of 95.9% Alaska Native or part Native. Allakaket is mainly an Athabascan community; Kobuk Eskimos live across the river in Alatna. Two separate village councils exist. Traditional potlatches, dances and foot races attract visitors from area villages. Subsistence activities provide the majority of food sources.
Sale, importation, and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.
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