Eklutna

Eklutna is a Dena’ina village near Knik Arm, at the northern end of Cook Inlet. Its people followed a seasonal round between the inlet and the mountains: in summer families travelled to fishing camps along Knik Arm and toward Fire Island, catching salmon for the year ahead. In autumn they returned to the village, hunting and trapping in the country around Eklutna Lake during the colder months. The inlet and its rivers joined Eklutna to other Dena’ina communities whose lives likewise followed the movement of fish and game.