Editing Stebbins, Alaska (section)

==History==
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A Russian fort, Redoubt St. Michael, was built at nearby [[St. Michael, Alaska|St. Michael]] by the [[Russian-American Company]] in 1833.  The name Stebbins was first recorded in 1900; the [[Yupik language|Yupik]] name for the village is ''Tapraq''. The first [[United States Census|census]] in the area, in 1950, listed 80 [[Yupik peoples|Yupik]]s residing in Stebbins. The city was incorporated in 1969.

The Stebbins economy depends on commercial fishing, for [[herring]] and other fish, and subsistence fishing, gardening and hunting, supplemented by part-time wage earnings. Hunting is for [[Seal (musician)|seal]], [[walrus]], [[caribou]], and [[Beluga (whale)|beluga]] whale. The city government and school of about 200 students provide the only full-time positions.

The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was completed in 1993 for a herd on [[Stuart Island, Alaska|Stuart Island]], just north of Stebbins. The reindeer are currently unmanaged.

In September 2022, a storm caused significant flooding and property damage.<ref>{{cite web |title='Stebbins is resilient': Eastern Norton Sound communities recovering from storm damage |url=https://alaskapublic.org/news/2022-09-21/stebbins-is-resilient-eastern-norton-sound-communities-recovering-from-storm-damage |website=Alaska Public Media |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=en |date=21 September 2022}}</ref> A November 2022 fire destroyed the town's only store.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire destroys the only grocery store and fuel source in Stebbins |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2022/11/29/fire-destroys-the-only-grocery-store-and-fuel-source-in-stebbins/ |website=Alaska Public Media |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=en |date=30 November 2022}}</ref> In June 2024, a fire broke out in a shop close to the Tukurngailnguq School. The shop, the school, and several other nearby buildings were destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings |url=https://alaskapublic.org/uncategorized/2024-06-27/stebbins-fire-destroys-school-several-buildings |website=Alaska Public Media |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=en |date=27 June 2024}}</ref>