For this week’s blog I had to find an article about overcoming struggle. I decided to use the one Mrs. Jarrett picked out. The article consisted of information about a village named Akiachak in Alaska! This small village of about 700 people is not the wealthiest of places to live. Only a few years ago two thirds of the village got connected to sewage and water lines. One third still remains with out them. Instead they bath in river water and use honey buckets as latrines. “The city form of government was changed into a Tribal council a ways back,” said the three tribal leaders of the village. This way they can keep their same language and culture. The problem with this village is that prices are way too high set for everyone. A 12 ounce bag of lay’s chips is $7.39. And although Alaska is a main producer of oil and gas, their gas prices are still way too high! The people in these villages are not getting the right amount of help to get their societies straight.
Barry, Dan. "Remote and Struggling, But Still a Bit of America." New York Times. 5 October 2008. 4 February 2009. <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/us/06land.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1>
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