“I’ve lived 5 years in Kwethluk [Alaska], but I grew up in Bethel [Alaska]. I liked growing up here, but I like Kwethluk. I like to pick berries, and love to go to fish camp. It’s more of a subsistence lifestyle.”—Nastasia Nick and Anna Mezak, are both Yup’ik and live in Bethel, Alaska. Bethel (Mamterilleq in Central Yup'ik) is the largest community, with a population of nearly 7,000, in Western Alaska. Bethel serves as the hub for 56 villages, including Kwethluk, in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. Kwethluk (Kuiggluk in Central Yup’ik) is 10.9 miles east of Bethel along the Kuskokwim River. Out of about 750 people who reside there, the majority are Yup’ik and live a subsistence lifestyle.
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