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Just 12 miles northeast of Bethel, the village of Akiachak sits on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River. The only way in or out after breakup is by boat or plane.

A federally recognized tribe, the Akiachak Native Community lives within the village of approximately 650 residents - an impressive number considering in 1890 it was a village of only 45 people.

Akiachak residents are extremely independent. The city was the first in Alaska to dissolve its city government in favor of Native village governance in 1990. In 2007, an Akiachak Elder was among those who filed a lawsuit against the State of Alaska that led to the 2009 ruling to provide access to enhanced language assistance for Yup’ik speaking voters, Yup’ik sample ballots and a glossary of election terms in Yup’ik.

The Yupiit School District is headquartered in Akiachak, which is the largest year-round employer in the village. A subsistence lifestyle supplements residents’ incomes with seasonal jobs that include commercial fishing, Bureau of Land Management firefighting and positions with the canneries in Bristol Bay.

Akiachak hosted Calista’s Annual Shareholder Meeting in 2011.

Akiachak Ltd.

P.O. Box 51010

Akiachak, AK 99551

(907) 825-4328