Algaaciq Native Village

Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's)
Sunrise over St. Mary's
PeopleYupiit
HeadquartersSt. Mary's, Alaska
Government
ChiefFlora Paukan

The Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's) is a federally recognized Alaska Native village in St. Mary's in southwest Alaska. They are Yup'ik people with a population of about 500.

Algaaciq is part of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, and their ANCSA Alaska Native Regional Corporation is the Calista Corporation.

Government

Algaaciq elects a president and tribal council. Their current president is Flora Pauken. They maintain their own tribal court.

Location

The village is located where the Andreafsky and Yukon Rivers meet. St. Mary's is also the headquarters of the Yupiit of Andreafski, another federally recognized Alaska Native tribe of Yup'ik people.

Demographics

In 2010, an individual per capita income was $15,688. A medium household earned $38,000. About 25.7 percent of the adults in village were unemployed. Subsistence hunting and gathering is still economically vital to the community.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Algaaciq Native Village: Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Efforts". Alaska Region. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Algaaciq". Tribal Leaders Directory. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary's)". National Indian Law Library. Native American Rights Fund. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tribal Leaders Directory". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 7 July 2026.