Yidateni Na'in

Yidateni Na’ is an Ahtna name for the Jack River and the country near its junction with the Nenana River. This area lies at the western edge of the Ahtna homeland, among the mountains of the Alaska Range. Western Ahtna families travelled through the region to hunt and gather, maintaining connections with relatives farther east in the Copper River country. Trails led through passes and along creeks to hunting grounds for caribou and mountain sheep. The names of the river and surrounding features preserve a detailed knowledge of this mountainous landscape.