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Typical Month
July
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Duration
2 days
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Size
small
About Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Fair
The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Fair in Galena celebrates the largest census area in the United States — nearly the size of California, the Yukon-Koyukuk encompasses some of the most remote communities in North America, including the Koyukon Athabascan villages along the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers, the Gates of the Arctic National Park, and the Noatak and Kobuk river wilderness areas.
What to Expect
Expect a very small community gathering with Koyukon Athabascan cultural demonstrations, subsistence hunting and fishing heritage displays, local food vendors, and the profound wilderness spirit of communities where the old ways of living on the land continue.
Visitor Tips
The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area contains Gates of the Arctic National Park — the northernmost national park in the US, with no roads, no trails, and no visitor infrastructure. Koyukon Athabascan elder Eliza Jones's documentation of traditional ecological knowledge and the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Cold War radar stations reflect the area's cultural and strategic significance.
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