Yupiit of Andreafski
Federally recognized Alaska Native tribe
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The Yupiit of Andreafski is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe[1] of Yup'ik people. This Alaska Native tribe is headquartered in Saint Mary's, Alaska.[1][2]
Yupiit of Andreafski | |
|---|---|
St. Mary's, Alaska, at sunrise | |
  Yupiit of Andreafski Location within Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 62°03′8.66″N 163°10′21.7″W | |
| Established | October 4, 1988 |
| Capital | St. Mary's, Alaska |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative democracy |
| • President | Geraldine Beans Sr. |
| Demonym | Koniag Alutiiq |
| Time zone | UTC–09:00 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–08:00 (AKDT) |
Government
The Yupiit of Andreafski is led by a democratically elected tribal council, and its president is Geraldine Beans Sr.[1] The Alaska Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serves the tribe.[1]
They maintain their own tribal court[2] and are a member of the National Congress of American Indians.[3]
Territory
The Yupiit of Andreafski is headquartered in St. Mary's, Alaska (Central Yupik: Negeqliq), which the historical village of Andreafsky merged into. The town is located on the Andreafsky River in the Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska.[4] St Mary's is also the headquarters of the Algaaciq Native Village, another federally recognized Alaska Native tribe.[5]
Economy
Fishing is central to the local economy.[4] The tribe is affiliated with Kuiggpagmiut, Incorporated,[6] and the Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation.
Language
The Yupiit of Andreafski speaks English and the Central Alaskan Yupʼik language.
Climate change
Alaska Natives are already feeling the effects of climate change from increased fires, harsher storms, melting permafrost, erosion along the coasts, and weather patterns shifting. To address these threats, in 2006, 162 Alaska Native tribes, including the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak, and corporations working with the Native American Rights Fund, signed a Climate Change resolution calling upon Congress to pass laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[7]
Citizens of the tribe gathered climate data in the Yukon Delta in a 2015 citizen science project.[8]