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Typical Month
July
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Duration
2 days
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Size
small
About Kusilvak Census Area Fair
The Kusilvak Census Area Fair in Emmonak celebrates the Yukon River Delta's Yup'ik communities — the Yukon's mouth empties into the Bering Sea through a vast labyrinth of channels, islands, and wetlands, and the Yup'ik peoples' subsistence culture of salmon fishing, seal hunting, and berry gathering defines a way of life largely unchanged for millennia in one of the world's most remote human habitats.
What to Expect
Expect a very small community gathering with Yup'ik cultural demonstrations, traditional dancing, subsistence food traditions, and the extraordinary cultural richness of one of Alaska's most remote and culturally intact Indigenous communities.
Visitor Tips
Emmonak is accessible only by air or boat and sits near the mouth of the Yukon River. The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge — 19 million acres of wetlands and tundra — surrounds the community. The Yup'ik subsistence lifestyle and the extraordinary biodiversity of the delta define a region of global ecological significance.
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