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2 unusual facts about Kuskokwim River


Uyaquq

As a missionary, Uyaquq is said to have converted whole villages of Yupik in the lower Kuskokwim River valley to Christianity.

Yupik languages

The largest dialect, General Central Yupik or Yugtun, is spoken in the Yukon River, Nelson Island, Kuskokwim River, and Bristol Bay areas.


Ohagamiut, Alaska

Ohagamiut (Urr’agmiut in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) was a Yup'ik village along the Kuskokwim River in the Bethel Census Area of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska, located between Crow Village and Kalskag.

Rubus chamaemorus

Along the Yukon and Kuskokwim River areas, white fish (pike, whitefish) along with shortening and sugar is used.


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