Emmonak (Central Yupik: Imangaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States.
Emmonak is one of the last permanent settlements along the Yukon before it empties out into Bering Sea.
Due to a collapse in local king salmon fisheries in 2008[citation needed], residents were unable to buy increased amounts of heating oil at higher prices.
On January 10, 2009, Nicholas C. Tucker Sr., a town elder, circulated a letter asking for aid.
[9] The letter was circulated by Alaska bloggers, where it was picked up by national media.