Fort Yukon, AK

Fort Yukon is a Gwich'in village in Alaska's Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, straddling the Arctic Circle near the meeting of the Yukon and Porcupine Rivers. Its river location is central to the story: transportation, subsistence, and regional identity all depend on the water and the surrounding Yukon Flats. Fort Yukon is served by Fort Yukon Airport and by Fo...