Arctic Village (Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ[2] in Gwich'in) is an unincorporated Native American village[3] and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.

The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Di'haii Gwich’in or shahanh.

(Kraus, 1999)[full citation needed] As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.

Evidence from archaeological investigations indicate that the Arctic Village area may have been settled as early as 4500 BC.

[5] Arctic Village is located at 68°7′19″N 145°31′40″W / 68.12194°N 145.52778°W / 68.12194; -145.52778 (68.121828, -145.527686),[6] on the east fork of the Chandalar River, about a hundred miles north of Fort Yukon.

Arctic village heats up very quickly during the months of May and June, peaking in July at an average daily high at 68.9 °F (20.5 °C), while temperatures start to fall rapidly by the end of July, and even more so during the months of August and September.

Summer temperatures are surprisingly mild considering its location North of 68 degrees latitude.

[20] As of 2019, David Smith Jr. was the second tribal chief of Arctic Village; he opposes oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.