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  Maniilaq Association | Selawik
Selawik is located at the mouth of the Selawik River, about 70 miles southeast of Kotzebue.
Selawik is an IƱupiat Eskimo community active in traditional subsistence fishing and hunting, depending on whitefish, sheefish, caribou, moose, ducks, ptarmigan and berries.
Selawik also has the recently constructed Maniilaq Association village clinic, which replaced the old clinic and provided additional space and a cleaner environment.
www.maniilaq.org /selawik.html   (347 words)

  
 Selawik River -- Alaska waterways
We took an over flight of the upper 1/2 of the Selawik via Harold’s Air Service of Galena about mid-day, then due to fire danger spent the rest of the day waiting at the BLM fire control center until 6 p.m., when the helicopter (Bell 205) was released for us.
The Selawik River at the put-in was slightly tea-colored due to spring runoff and running probably 6"-10" above normal level.
The Selawik continued to widen (100'-200’), remained deep and the current stayed at one mph as it wound along its sandy course.
www.outdoorsdirectory.com /boating/arl/selawik.htm   (2151 words)

  
 Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals - Alaska Solid Waste Trainings
The Selawik Environmental Program has been leading an effort for 5 years now to close the dump and to construct a new landfill located further from town.
Selawik completed a community comprehensive plan by meeting with the IRA, City, and planning committee and used information gathered in several public meetings.
Selawik used part of its YR 2001 and 2003 open dump grant monies to build an equipment garage for their new (used) dozer.
www4.nau.edu /itep/trainings/aksw_stories_selawik.asp   (377 words)

  
 Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs
Selawik is located at the mouth of the Selawik River where it empties into Selawik Lake, about 90 miles east of Kotzebue.
Selawik is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 4A in the Maniilaq Association Region.
Inhabitants of Selawik subsist mainly on whitefish, sheefish, caribou, moose, ducks, ptarmigan and berries.
www.commerce.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Selawik   (596 words)

  
 www.ilovealaska.com/
The City is near the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, a key breeding and resting spot for migratory waterfowl.
Selawik is an Eskimo name for a species of fish.
The Selawik River is navigable from early June to mid-October.
www.ilovealaska.com /alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=291   (449 words)

  
 Travel Alaska - Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
The 2.15 million acre Selawik National Wildlife Refuge is situated on the Arctic Circle to the east of Kotzebue Sound and occupies a unique variety of landforms in northwest Alaska.
Selawik is diverse and includes a set of rolling, vegetated, sand dunes that were formed by the last glacial recession.
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 by the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and was one of many across the state that added over 54 million acres to the Refuge System in Alaska.
www.travelalaska.com /Regions/ParksDetail.aspx?ParkID=65   (529 words)

  
 JuneauAlaska.com
Selawik villagers have a few ways to make money: work at the world's largest zinc mine, fight fires, for sell whiskey for $150 a bottle.
Almost 30 years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, Natives still have a tough time finding ways to earn money in their villages.
In northwest Alaska's Selawik, about 750 people survive on about 50 to 110 jobs, many of which are seasonal.
juneaualaska.com /between/shareholders.shtml   (1016 words)

  
 Alaska Refuges - Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Selawik NWR), NANA Regional Corporation, Native Village of Selawik,, Northwest Arctic Borough School District, and Emma Ramoth (Selawik Resident).
For 5 days during September, 2003, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NANA Regional Corporation, the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, and the Native Village of Selawik cooperated to sponsor a Fish Culture / Science Camp for the students in Selawik, Alaska.
The Selawik Refuge is in the process of reviewing and improving its educational materials.
alaska.fws.gov /nwr/selawik/educators.htm   (424 words)

  
 gigapan: search
Selawik is a Inupiat village of about 1000 people who are isolated from the rest of the world by hundreds of miles of roadless tundra.
Airplanes connect Selawik to surrounding villages year-round, but there are seasonal alternatives for inter-village travel in Northwest Alaska.
Alaska crude oil is shipped to a refinery elsewhere, and then petroleum products come back north to Kotzebue by barge.
www.gigapan.org /searchGigapansList.php?keywords=mills   (1093 words)

  
 Alaska.com | Species
In Alaska, it is most abundant in the Kuskokwim and Yukon river drainages and in the Selawik and Kobuk drainages of Kotzebue Sound.
The Minto Flats and Upper Yukon River populations are year-round residents in the eastern part of Interior Alaska.
Sheefish can also be taken through the ice in Selawik Lake and Hotham Inlet during April and May using a lure attached to a short jigging stick with heavy line.
www.alaska.com /activities/fish/species/story/4850644p-4787332c.html   (1798 words)

  
 Selawik Nat'l Wildlife Refuge of Alaska's National Wildlife Refuges.
Selawik Nat'l Wildlife Refuge of Alaska's National Wildlife Refuges.
Selawik straddles the Arctic Circle in northwestern Alaska about 360 miles northwest of Fairbanks.
Selawik is a breeding and resting area for a multitude of migratory waterbirds returning from North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
www.alaskaone.com /selawik-national-wildlife-refuge   (236 words)

  
 Find Churches in Selawik Alaska - FlockFinder.com
Many churches in Selawik Alaska already have an Internet site, but for the most part, the only people viewing the site are their own church members.
For some time now, churches in Selawik Alaska have been pressured to get a website assuming it would be an effective evangelistic tool and a way to promote their church.
churches in Selawik Alaska might be surprised at the number of people who are looking for a church in their area.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_alaska/selawik/churches_selawik_alaska.html   (492 words)

  
 Selawik River Trail
The Selawik river can be accessed only by air taxi or local outfitter from Kotzebue, Galena or Ambler.
The Selawik Wild River provides river floating, sport fishing, and hunting opportunities and is about 360 mile northwest of Fairbanks.
The refuge is composed of estuaries, lakes, river deltas, and tundra slope.
www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/aktrails/ats/nw/selawik.htm   (184 words)

  
 Selawik, Alaska AK, city profile (Northwest Arctic Borough) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Alaska > All counties > Northwest Arctic Borough > Selawik
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Selawik was $8,170, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Selawik, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $313.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=259371   (426 words)

  
 Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, an Alaska State Park
Selawik's approximately 24,000 lakes and wetlands also serve as breeding or stop-over resting places for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds, some arriving from as far away as Australia.
And, in addition to the sheefish that gave the refuge its name, whitefish, arctic grayling and northern pike are present in Selawik's waters.
Alaska Areas -- Kotzebue, AK (Printed 1996) Palmer Area -- AK (Printed 1988) Selawik National Wildlife Refuge -- Kotzebue, AK (Printed 4/92) Seward -- AK (Printed 1997) Tetlin National Wildlife...
www.stateparks.com /selawik.html   (554 words)

  
 Alaska Mission Team Week 4 Update ~ BJU
Selawik, Alaska, is about 400 miles northwest of camp—over the Alaska Range, Kuskokwim Mountains, and just north of the Nulato Hills on the far west coast of Alaska near the Chukchi Sea and Seward Peninsula.
The cost of travel to Selawik on a combination of airline and chartered aircraft from local businesses would make the trip financially impractical.
The Gospel was preached in both locations many times so that campers, VBS’ers and teens were challenged to live for Christ after believing in the resurrection of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins.
www.bju.edu /about/missions/teams/alaska/wk4.html   (471 words)

  
 Teenager Remembers Imaginary World of Early Childhood Innocence
Selawik, Alaska - In our isolated village of Selawik in Northwest Alaska, we had limited activities as young children, but my sister and I and our friends always found interesting things to play with in our community.
We'd pretend we were a family going out on picnics and sledding days, or we'd actually go sledding near Selawik's straight bridge on the airport side of the village.
She plans to attend college, possibly the University of Alaska Anchorage, after high school.
alaskareport.com /news1207/z47171_jackolyn_mccoy.htm   (779 words)

  
 KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | Selawik sentenced to 25 years for assault, sexual assault
Selawik sentenced to 25 years for assault, sexual assault
Associated Press - September 2, 2007 10:14 PM ET SELAWIK, Alaska (AP) - A 40-year-old Selawik man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison, with 30 years suspended, for his conviction on charges of sexual assault and assault.
Alaska State Troopers say the sentence is the culmination of 1 of the most horrific cases that investigating officers had been involved in.
www.ktuu.com /Global/story.asp?S=7018208   (334 words)

  
 Selawik, Alaska (AK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
Back to Selawik, AK housing info, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities.
According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Selawik, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Selawik to the number of sex offenders is 133 to 1.
www.city-data.com /city/Selawik-Alaska.html   (856 words)

  
 selawcons
This Constitution and By-laws shall be in effect when it is agreed to by a majority vote of the Village members voting in an election called for the purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, provided that at least 30 per cent of the voting membership take part.
The persons entitled to vote are all the adult native residents in the Village of Selawik.
This Constitution and By-laws is hereby approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior and submitted for acceptance or rejection by the group of Eskimos having a common bond of living together in the Village of Selawik, Alaska, in an election called and held under the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/selawcons.html   (1009 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Selawik is located approximately 3 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
Located in the heart of the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge makes it a very beautiful area for hunting, trapping, fishing, and seeing a large number of wildlife animals.
The weather also makes it a great place to go boating in the summer and riding snowmachines in the winter.
www.knowalaska.com /selawik/title.htm   (131 words)

  
 Davis Ramoth School Test Scores - Selawik, Alaska - AK
In 2006-2007 Alaska used the Standards Based Assessment (SBA) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading, math and writing.
In 2006-2007 Alaska used the High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE) to test students in grade 10 in reading, writing and math.
Alaska school information (click to expand) School information by state (click to expand) School information by city (click to expand)
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/ak/411   (448 words)

  
 Cheap Plane Tickets - Selawik WLK, Selawik Airport Airport WLK
The longest flight from Selawik Airport is 74 miles.
Bering Air has 2 daily flights from Selawik to Kotzebue, for a total of 18 seats daily.
Frontier has 2 daily flights from Selawik to Kotzebue, for a total of 18 seats daily.
www.farecompare.com /flights/Selawik_Airport-WLK/airport.html   (200 words)

  
 Alaska Photography at KnowAlaska.com
Alaska's online photography collection offering thousands of photos.
Whether you are a local Alaskan or a travelers, this is a great place to learn about and enjoy Alaska.
Scenic Alaska landscape photos, glaciers, National Parks and and regional photography.
www.knowalaska.com   (138 words)

  
 Selawik News - Topix
Alaska State Troopers say 40-year-old David Commack of Selawik dove into the water from a boat Friday and never surfaced.
The Alaska Department of Conservation says the manager of the village store estimated the size of the spill at between 5,000 and 10,000...
Selawik, Alaska is located in Northwest Arctic County.
www.topix.com /city/selawik-ak   (849 words)

  
 Reaching Alaska For Jesus: Historic Meetings in Selawik
She is a Selawik native, so we were all excited to have her present Jesus to her friends and relatives.
In addition, we want to kick off an ongoing brainstorming session about how we can more effectively present the gospel in Alaska (especially in rural Alaska, with all the challenges that entails).
Since January 2006, we have enjoyed living in the arctic village of Selawik, Alaska, getting to know the Inupiaq people and introducing them to our friend Jesus as opportunities arise.
alaska4jesus.blogspot.com /2008/05/historic-meetings-in-selawik.html   (601 words)

  
 Selawik Alaska Dish Network Satellite TV | Dishnetwork Selawik AK Promotions
With all of the great television channels, intelligently designed entertainment packages, and cutting edge technology offered by Dishnetwork Selawik Alaska, it may be just the television service you've been looking for.
Selawik Alaska Dish Network Satellite TV provides all of the channels you could possibly want.
Dishnetwork in Selawik AK also provides an HD receiver at no extra charge (free) when you sign up for one of it's high definition programming packages.
www.dishpronto.com /dish-network/ak-selawik-dish-network.html   (729 words)

  
 Selawik Alaska AK Hotel Guide | Search hotels in Selawik AK
Below is a list of all hotels in Selawik, AK.
To find the right hotel for you, we allow you to sort hotels by: miles from center city Selawik, hotel chain, room rate or star rating.
To change your travel dates, use the above search box to see which Selawik, AK hotels have availability for the time you are wishing to visit.
www.ihsadvantage.com /h/hotels/selawik/ak/us   (98 words)

  
 Weather Selawik AK Weather Forecast - Find Local Weather
Weather for Selawik, AK - Selawik, AK Weather, Current Weather in Selawik, AK.
Local weather report for Selawik, AK, Local Selawik, AK weather.
Forecast for Selawik, Alaska, Selawik, AK weather forecast.
www.findlocalweather.com /forecast/ak/selawik.html   (159 words)

  
 Alaska pictures of wildlife, wilderness, landscape, communities. Alaska's beauty captured on film.
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The Barrow Eskimo Dancer perform in Selawik, Alaska.
www.welcometoalaska.com /Pictures.htm   (357 words)

  
 Reaching Alaska For Jesus
Our Selawik Seekers Pathfinder club started well, but attendance has dwindled especially after school let out.
On death, today Selawik is holding its third funeral of the last three weeks.
Yet, incidents like this have showed me that it is not as hard as I thought to transition to life outside Selawik.
alaska4jesus.blogspot.com   (3213 words)

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