Who pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay?

By: Jenni Monet

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 3,081

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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In Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, schools in the flood zone remained closed. Homes swept away are still scattered across the tundra. Where crushing waves snapped essential boardwalks, the days now carry the drone of power tools worked by young Yup’iks determined to rebuild them.

From a bird’s eye view, the land seems to signal it has finally relaxed. You’d have to look hard to see where wind and water once forced their way …

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