Alaska Pi, town is 60% native....and 40% non-native. The election that voted to change the name only had a 51% majority which mean there were 49% of people of Barrow voted against it. This is not a mandate. It one thing if there were a 2/3 majority but 51% clearly divides the town. And yeah, ethnic diversity.....I am told that all the taxi drivers in Barrow is....Southeast Asians for example. Are they going to be able to say that guttural accent needed to say that native name? I tried last night and I still can't get down at all. My teacher is native guy and he just smiles at my pathetic but honest effort. But language that is suppose to unite the people, is now going to divide the people. Just look at this forum as a prime example.