Trial date set in lawsuit challenging Alaska town’s new name

Utqiagvik, the city formally know as Barrow, in 2014. ( Creative Commons photo)
ANCHORAGE — Critics of the new Inupiat Eskimo name of the nation’s northernmost town are taking their opposition to trial, despite losing a key legal fight last month.
Alaska Superior Court Judge Paul Roetman on Wednesday set a Jan. 22 trial date in Utqiagvik, the city formerly known as Barrow.
The new name is being challenged by a local Alaska Native corporation that argues the city broke its own laws by