Holikachuk, Alaska

This article is about a village in Alaska. For other things called Holikachuk, see Holikachuk.

Holikachuk or Huligachagat(Xiyighelinghdi in Holikachuk language, Xiyeghelinghdi in Deg Xinag) is an abandoned village on the Innoko River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The residents of Holikachuk relocated to Grayling in 1962.[1] The name of the village is also the source for the name of the Holikachuk Athabaskan language.

Geography

Holikachuk Village is located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area on the north bank of the Innoko River.

References

  1. Krauss, Michael E. 1973. Na-Dene. Linguistics in North America, ed. by T.A. Sebeok, 903-78. (Current Trends in Linguistics 10). The Hague: Mouton.

Coordinates: 62°55′56″N 159°32′41″W / 62.93222°N 159.54472°W / 62.93222; -159.54472


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