Baleknagiq

Baleknagiq is associated with Aleknagik Lake, part of the Wood River lake system inland from Bristol Bay. The lake drains south through the Wood River towards the Nushagak. Yup’ik families used the lakes and streams for seasonal fishing, gathering at camps when salmon returned to spawn. The local name has been explained as referring to a wrong turn, a reminder that these connected waters formed a landscape of travel as well as fishing.