Chuathbaluk

Chuathbaluk lies on the north bank of the Kuskokwim River, below hills where large blueberries grow. Its Yup’ik name, Curarpalek, refers to these berries; a Deg Xinag name likewise recalls their size. The place was used as a seasonal fishing camp by Deg Hit’an people. In 1833–34 the Russian explorer Glazunov recorded a summer village here, describing the inhabitants of this reach of the river. Fishing, berry gathering and travel along the Kuskokwim connected the camp with other communities of the river valley.