Bendilna'

Bendil Na’, known in English as Mendeltna, is an Ahtna place name meaning a creek running between two lakes. It lies in the western Copper River country, where waterways connect lakes and wetlands with the great river basin. The Ahtna have named the streams, lakes and mountains of this landscape in their own language over many generations. Their seasonal journeys through the region joined fishing places with hunting grounds, while encounters with the neighbouring Dena’ina brought opportunities for exchange across the country to the west.