Kigluaik

Kigluaik is associated with the mountains of the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska. Rivers, uplands and nearby coasts formed part of an Indigenous landscape where people moved seasonally to hunt, fish and gather resources.

Iñupiaq communities across the peninsula and northwestern Alaska maintained extensive trade networks. In the eighteenth century, gatherings at places such as Sisualik brought people together to exchange goods, renew relationships and share news. These regional connections long preceded the later expansion of European and American fur trading across the Bering Strait.