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  Thawing Permafrost Threatens Alaska's Foundation, Alaska Science Forum
Osterkamp, a Geophysical Institute professor of physics who has studied Alaska's permafrost for 25 years, recently received an e-mail message from a colleague who told him of the Kipnuk elders' concerns.
Kipnuk, located about 100 miles west of Bethel, is a treeless village where about 500 people live.
Kipnuk's elevation is only about five feet above the level of the Bering Sea.
www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF13/1321.html   (603 words)

  
 The Anchorage Press, in Anchorage Alaska - coverstoryvol13ed42.shtml   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On October 29, the candidates will stand in front of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage in what may be their final chance to sway Native voters before the November 2 election.
Still, rural Alaska is over-shadowed by Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, and the candidates have spent most of their time campaigning in these cities, even though some of the biggest issues facing the state are centered in the more than 200 villages scattered across the state.
Alaska Natives represent about 16 percent of eligible voters in the state, according to the National Congress of American Indians.
www.anchoragepress.com /archives-2004/coverstoryvol13ed42.shtml   (2116 words)

  
 Daily Herald - Alaska villiagers live in bird flu's flight path   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
KIPNUK, Alaska -- The 800 Yup'ik Eskimos in this wet and lonely village knew the situation was serious when government scientists began swooping in on bush planes.
The residents of Kipnuk, which means "bend in the river" in Yup'ik, are a little bewildered that their speck of a village has been drawn into the battle against the bird flu virus.
Kipnuk villagers hunt intensely through the summer, stocking up on birds, which they usually roast into a crispy meal or boil into a soup made with onions, rice and macaroni.
www.heraldextra.com /content/view/197971/3   (1366 words)

  
 Village Telegraph
Alaska State Troopers strongly suggest that all snowmachine travelers be responsible and tell family members or friends where they plan to travel and when they plan to arrive.
The Kipnuk airport was designed to have two windsocks, but the second windsock at the airport had been knocked down and laying on the ground for over a year before the accident.
Alaska as a whole and particularly the bush have slipped dramatically in the nationwide rank of pay to the cost of living ratio.
www.deltadiscovery.com /villagetelegraph/villagetelegraph.html   (20796 words)

  
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 Permafrost Meltdown Across the Arctic
This sinkhole near Fairbanks, Alaska, formed due to the melting of an ice pocket within permafrost that is thawing as temperatures warm.
Kipnuk, Alaska, a coastal Inuit village located about 100 miles west of Bethel, is home to 500 people.
Kipnuk elders and University of Alaska scientists say the village is sinking because it sits atop thawing permafrost.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/dec2005/2005-12-20-03.asp   (999 words)

  
 Find Churches in Kipnuk Alaska - FlockFinder.com
One type of ministry that is rarely seen within smaller churches in Kipnuk Alaska is a ministry for Singles.
But for churches in Kipnuk Alaska that have a large number of college students, a ministry that is centered on Singles' can be a welcomed idea.
Another issue that a lot of churches in Kipnuk Alaska are sensitive to is that many singles have small children, so they make a nursery available at the service.
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 Kipnuk Florist $34.95 | Flower Delivery Kipnuk (AK) | Florists in Kipnuk, Alaska
The distance from Kipnuk to Washington DC is 4444 miles.
Kipnuk is positioned 59.92 degrees north of the equator and 164.10 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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 Travel Alaska
Kipnuk is a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo community, maintaining a subsistence lifestyle.
Most employment in Kipnuk is in seasonal activities such as commercial fishing and construction.
Boats and skiffs are used by residents for local travel during the summer, with snowmachines in the winter.
www.welcometoalaska.com /Communities/kipnuk.htm   (740 words)

  
 Kipnuk, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kipnuk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States.
Kipnuk is located at 59°56′15″N, 164°2′38″W (59.937619, -164.043926)
Kipnuk consists mostly Yupik speaking Eskimos; the name means a "bend" referring to the bend in the Kukaktlik River where it is situated.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kipnuk,_Alaska   (413 words)

  
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Alaska Statute 37.17.090(d) states that not less than 50% of the income account that is distributed as grants by the foundation in a fiscal year must be for grants of $100,000 or less, exclusive of other funding.
Alaska Statute 44.62.310(f) states that "[a]ction taken contrary to this section is void." We were unable to determine what actions, if any, are being taken in these non-public sessions, as ASTF refused to allow us to observe that portion of the meeting on April 14, 1994.
Alaska Natives have the highest rate of hepatitis B and liver cancer in the U.S. One of the most important modes of transmitting hepatitis B virus is between a pregnant woman with hepatitis B and her newborn infant.
www.legaudit.state.ak.us /pages/audits/1994/4481.htm   (16395 words)

  
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 Chief Paul Memorial School Test Scores - Kipnuk, Alaska - AK
In 2004-2005 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessments (SBAs) to test students in grades 3 through 9 in reading, math and writing.
The different student groups are identified by the Alaska Department of Education.
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 Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/30/2006 | Hunting bird flu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
KIPNUK, Alaska - The 800 Yup'ik Eskimos in this wet and lonely village knew the situation was serious when government scientists began swooping in on bush planes.
Except for a few doctors who fly in each year to give villagers checkups, outsiders rarely visited this outpost of scattered gray plywood homes and prefab structures plopped in the middle of the tundra.
The residents of Kipnuk ("bend in the river" in Yup'ik) are a little bewildered that their speck of a village has been drawn into the battle against the bird flu virus.
www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/living/health/15887334.htm   (1248 words)

  
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Kipnuk's old school is now used as a city office building.
Kipnuk was under flood conditions just a couple weeks ago.
Kipnuk is one of the largest and most beautiful sites along our coast!
www.lksd.org /arc/travel00/kipnuk/kipnuk.html   (315 words)

  
 Home of LKSD
One of Alaska's largest rural districts LKSD services a 22,000 square mile area roughly the size of the state of West Virginia.
Approximately 3800 students (K-12) of mostly Yup'ik (Eskimo) heritage are served by the district's 352 teachers and numerous paraprofessionals.
One-fourth of the certified teachers are Yup'ik, the greatest percentage of indigenous educators of any district in Alaska.
www.lksd.org   (120 words)

  
 Alaska magazine | From Ketchikan to Barrow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
That’s why news of the village of Kipnuk’s award this spring for the best water in rural America probably raised a few eyebrows.
The water, taken from a tap at the Kipnuk school, beat entries from 47 other states to get the National Rural Water Association’s seal of approval as the country’s best.
After first winning an Alaska competition as one of 20 entries, the Kipnuk water sample headed to Washington, D.C., where judges at the national competition evaluated the water on bouquet, taste and clarity.
www.alaskamagazine.com /stories/1005/ktob_water.shtml   (188 words)

  
 Kipnuk, AK Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
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Median gross rent in Kipnuk, AK in 2000: $706
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 The History of Kipnuk, Alaska - ExploreNorth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kipnuk is located on the west bank of the Kugkaktlik River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, 85 air miles southwest of Bethel.
It lies four miles inland from the Bering Sea coast.
History and map graphic used with permission from the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development
www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-Kipnuk.htm   (103 words)

  
 A visit to Kipnuk, Alaska (AK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The community of Kipnuk is located in Bethel.
Kipnuk lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight savings time.
The state website for Alaska can be found at:
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 Kipnuk, Alaska (AK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news
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 Kipnuk, Alaska Weather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Current Weather Conditions and Forecast for Kipnuk, Alaska.
Kipnuk, Alaska Weather:

Forecast for Tonight is as follows: Mostly cloudy.
Forecast for Saturday is as follows: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
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 Alaska Gifts from the Fur Exchange
These Alaska Native made baskets are woven from grass that is collected along the west coast of Alaska.
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 Lower Kuskokwim School District / Kipnuk of Bethel, Alaska Wins America's Greatest Tasting Water!
In the field, are Kipnuk operators Gabe Gunlik and Adolph Ayaprun who use a nanotubular membrane filtration system to process the source water derived from rain catchment and tundra pond reserves.
The Lower Kuskokwim School District / Kipnuk, Bethel, Alaska provides water to 210 kids in grades K-12.
Every April, the National Rural Water Association sponsors the Rural Water Rally and Great American Taste Test on Capitol Hill to give utility and state officials an opportunity to visit one-on-one with their Congressional representatives and discuss key water and wastewater issues.
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 Blog Posts for Kipnuk, AK
Two people were killed when a small plane crashed near Port Heiden on the Alaska Peninsula, the Coast Guard said Friday.
Alaska Journal of Commerce -Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:24:29 GMT
Alaska State Troopers say the two people who died in a plane crash Thursday night near Port Heiden on the Alaska Peninsula were state residents.
www.merchantcircle.com /blogs/AK-Kipnuk   (306 words)

  
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