Noorvik, AK

Noorvik is an Inupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough, located on the right bank of the Nazuruk Channel of the Kobuk River, about 76 kilometers east of Kotzebue. Its name means "a place that is moved to" in Inupiaq, which fits a community whose story is closely tied to river geography and regional movement. Noorvik had 694 residents at the 2020 censu...