Qipcarpak

Qipcarpak lies on the north bank of the Kuskokwim River near the mouth of Crooked Creek. The place is also remembered by names referring to a great bend in the river, in both Yup’ik and Deg Xinag. Before a permanent settlement grew here, people from Kwigiumpainukamiut used the location as a fishing camp. The broad Kuskokwim connected the communities of its valley, and the seasonal return of salmon made places along its banks important to those who travelled there to fish and prepare their catch.