Koliaganeq

Koliaganeq belongs to the upper Nushagak River country, the homeland of Yup’ik people known as Iilgayarmiut, the people of the Nushagak. Koliganek, or Qalirneq, means the village farthest upriver. An older village stood near the mouth of the Nuyakuk River, which drains the Tikchik lakes into the Nushagak. Families used places along the river for fishing, hunting, trapping and gathering, moving between settlements and camps. Salmon returning from Bristol Bay were among the resources that sustained this riverine world.