"Barrow" to be changed to "Utqiagvik."
From:
Barrow voters support name change to 'Utqiagvik' - Alaska Dispatch News
Voters have set in motion the process of changing the name of the northernmost community in Alaska from the English "Barrow" back to the Inupiaq "Utqiagvik."
"It reclaims our beautiful Inupiaq language," said Mayor Bob Harcharek.
Anyone here had their town name changed?
Bruce
From:
Barrow voters support name change to 'Utqiagvik' - Alaska Dispatch News
Voters have set in motion the process of changing the name of the northernmost community in Alaska from the English "Barrow" back to the Inupiaq "Utqiagvik."
"It reclaims our beautiful Inupiaq language," said Mayor Bob Harcharek.
Anyone here had their town name changed?
Bruce