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Nuiqsut
 Nuiqsut
is located on the west bank of the Nechelik Channel of the Colville
River Delta, about 35 miles from the Beaufort Sea coast. It lies at
approximately 70° 11' N Latitude, 151° 00' W Longitude (Sec. 18, T010N,
R005E, Umiat Meridian). The community is located in the Barrow Recording
District. The area encompasses 8 sq. miles of land and 0 sq. miles of
water.
The Colville Delta has traditionally
been a gathering and trading place for the Inupiat and has always
offered good hunting and fishing. Nuiqsut was one of three abandoned
Inupiat villages identified in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,
and was resettled in 1973 by 27 families from Barrow. Housing and
facilities were constructed by federal agencies in the summer of 1973
and 1974. Goods were hauled from Barrow by tractor.
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