Kivalina is at the tip of an 8-mile barrier reef located between the Chukchi Sea and Kivalina River. It lies 80 miles northwest of Kotzebue. Kivalina, also known as Kivaliniq in Inupiaq, is a traditional Iñupiat Eskimo village.

The Native Village of Deering is a member of the NANA Regional Corporation. In Iñupiaq, the village is called Ipnatchiaq.

Akiachak, Limited is a native corporation representing the village of Akiachak. Akiachak is located on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Bethel, Alaska.