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Selawik Alaska
66.36N - 160.00W
Population: 778
Location: Selawik is located at the mouth of the Selawik River where it empties into Selawik Lake, about 70 miles southeast of Kotzebue. It lies 670 miles northwest of Anchorage. The City is near the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, a key breeding and resting spot for migratory waterfowl.
History: Lt. L.A. Zagoskin of the Imperial Russian Navy first reported the village in the 1840s as "Chilivik. Ivan Petroff counted 100 "Selawigamute" people in his 1880 census. Selawik is an Eskimo name for a species of fish. Around 1908, the site had a small wooden schoolhouse and church. The village has continued to grow and has expanded across the Selawik River onto three banks, linked by bridges.
Culture: Selawik is an Inupiat Eskimo community active in traditional subsistence fishing and hunting. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
Economy: Inhabitants of Selawik subsist mainly on whitefish, sheefish, caribou, moose, ducks, ptarmigan and berries. Occasionally, bartered seal and beluga whale supplement the diet. The primary employers in the community include the school, the City, the IRA council, Maniilaq and three grocery stores. Handicrafts are made and sold locally and at gift shops in larger cities. Seasonal work is also found outside of Selawik at the Red Dog Mine, BLM firefighting or in lighterage operations. Four residents hold commercial fishing permits.
Transportation: Selawik is accessible by plane and barge. The Roland Norton Memorial Airport is a 3,000' gravel runway owned by the City. Scheduled flights are available to Kotzebue and area villages. Docking facilities and a barge landing area exist; freight is shipped upriver from Kotzebue each summer by Crowley Marine Services. Boardwalks have been constructed within the village. Boats, ATVs and snowmachines are prevalent forms of local travel.
Climate: The community is located in the transitional climate zone. Temperatures average -10 to 15 during winter; 40 to 65 during summer. Temperature extremes have been recorded from -50 to 83. Snowfall averages 35 to 40 inches, with 10 inches of total precipitation per year. The Selawik River is navigable from early June to mid-October.
Facilities: A central treatment and washeteria facility pumps water from the Selawik River, providing up to 8,000 gallons a day. Groundwater wells have been unsuccessful. A 3-mile distribution line is available during the summer. A new water and sewer system is under construction in Selawik. New HUD housing units use a vacuum sewer system. A circulating water and waste haul system and plumbing for 53 homes in the West II area of town began construction in 1997. The landfill is not permitted and needs to be relocated.
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