Mamterat

Mamterat is a Yup’ik place at the mouth of the Goodnews River, where it opens into a shallow bay sheltered by barrier beaches. The surrounding country includes the river’s three forks and the lake in its upper drainage. Yup’ik families used seasonal camps along these waterways, and the old village of Mumtraq stood near the mouth of the South Fork. Fish, game and the resources of the bay supported communities moving between the river and coast. This was a landscape of villages and camps before the arrival of outside traders.