My daughter lives in North Pole, AK not one of the struggling western villages, but I can tell you that those prices are typical. Take what we pay, double it and then some. We were there last year and couldn’t believe the prices. Also, they are still paying way more than we are for gasoline. It’s because EVERYTHING has to come by truck over the ALCAN highway or by ship. That adds a lot of $$$$ to the cost.
The point being, though, that the prices in the rural AK areas have ALWAYS been super high. This isn’t something that just developed, as Ramras and MSM would have you believe.