Howard Rock or Uyaġak (previously written as Weiyahok) (August 10, 1911 – April 20, 1976) was an Iñupiaq newspaper editor, activist, and artist.
[1] After college, he became an artist, carving ivory until he was drafted during World War II.
He served as a spokesman for Point Hope in a dispute between the village and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission over a proposed plan called Project Chariot to build an underwater harbor by exploding five atomic bombs in the area.
The newspaper took on Project Chariot and the virtual enslavement of the Unangan (Aleut) people on St. Paul Island by the U.S.
The Howard Rock Award is given out to an outstanding Alaska Native leader by the First Alaskans Institute at their annual gala.