Nuurvik

Nuurvik lies on the Nazuruk Channel of the Kobuk River, within the broad delta flowing toward Hotham Inlet and Kotzebue Sound. The surrounding country is part of the traditional homeland of the Kuujmiut Iñupiat. Its river channels, lakes and tundra support fish, waterfowl and caribou, resources gathered by families moving through the region. Nuurvik means “a place that is moved to” in Iñupiaq; the settlement bearing that name grew later, drawing people from other communities along the coast and river.