Qerrulliiq

Qerrulliiq is a Yup’ik name for Kotlik in the Yukon Delta. The name is associated with trousers: according to one explanation, the branches of the river resemble the two legs of a pair. The settlement lies among the channels near the mouth of the great river, in the country of the Pastulirmiut. This network of waterways connected lower Yukon communities with Norton Sound and the Bering Sea. Fish, waterfowl and marine resources supported seasonal life in the surrounding lowlands.