The village of Nikolski is a small, traditional Unangan community located on Nikolski Bay on the southwest end of Umnak Island. Nikolski is approximately 116 miles west of Unalaska and 900 miles southwest of Anchorage. Nikolski is reputed by some to be the oldest continuously-occupied community in the world. The population of the community consists of 69.2% Alaska Native or part Native. Residents are known as Unangan, and Aleut is spoken in three-quarters of all homes. Subsistence activities, sheep and cattle raising, and fishing-related employment sustain the community.


Contacts:


Village Corporation:
Chaluka Corporation
PO Box 104
Nikolski, AK 99638
President- Dora Johnson
ph: (907) 576-2216

OR,
8630 Ange St.
Anchorage, AK 99515
ph: (907) 344-7871

Village Council:
Nikolski IRA Council
P.O. Box 105
Nikolski, AK 99638
President- Arnold Dushkin
ph: (907) 576-2225

CDQ Group:
Aleutian/Pribilof Island Comm. Development Assoc.
234 Gold Street
Juneau, AK 99801
CEO- Larry Cotter
ph: (907) 586-0161

Utilities:

Umnak Power Company
PO Box 105
Nikolski, AK 99638
Tribal Administrator-Tanya L. Kyle
ph: (907) 576-2205

Projects:

Download a listing of projects submitted by Nikolski for inclusion in the Southwest Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.