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Savoonga

Native Village of Savoonga Clinic
PO Box 151
Savoonga, AK 99769
907-984-6513

Population

729

Tribe

Native Village of Savoonga, Contact

Culture

Savoonga is a traditional St. Lawrence Island Yupik village with a subsistence lifestyle based on walrus and whale hunting. Savoonga is hailed as the “Walrus capital of the world.” Whale, seal, walrus, and reindeer comprise 80% of the locals’ diets. Most residents are bilingual, and Siberian Yup’ik is still the first language.

History

St. Lawrence Island has been inhabited intermittently for the past 2,000 years by Yupik people. The island had numerous villages with a total population of around 4,000 by the 19th century. A tragic famine occurred on the island between 1878 and 1880, severely reducing the population. In 1900 a herd of reindeer was moved to the island, and by 1917 the herd had grown to over 10,000 animals. A reindeer camp was established in 1916 at the present village site, where grazing lands were better, and the herd tended to remain. Good hunting and trapping in the area attracted more residents. A post office was established in 1934. The city was incorporated in 1969. When the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was passed in 1971, Gambell and Savoonga decided not to participate and instead opted for title to the 1.136-million acres of land in the former St. Lawrence Island Reserve. The island is jointly owned by Savoonga and Gambell.

Source

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/923b8c80-42ae-4db8-8b32-88bc399ab416

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