Village Profiles: Ambler and Amchitka Island

Ambler is one of the few villages I have been to north of the Arctic Circle. It's the site where the famous Eskimo Prophet Maniilaq made some predictions, and the famous archeological site called "Onion Portage" is nearby which is one of the sites our modern understanding of ancient Alaska native history comes from. Amchitka Island's ancient history is wrapped up in mystery with only a single human remain found there. The island was home to Russian Fur Traders and the Aleut Uprising of 1784. Japanese castaways made there way to Amchitka in a wild story of survival. Up to 15,000 troops were stationed there during WWII, three underground nuclear tests were conducted on Amchitka, and today the island has zero inhabitants. I bet you didn't know that the activist group Greenpeace got it's name because of Amchitka! Contact the show at [email protected] TYSA Logo was created by Evan Van Kirk Music was created by Isaac Bedingfield