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In 1844, Russian explorer Zagoskin recorded the name of Crooked Creek as “Kvikchagpak,” or “great bend” in Yup’ik, and as “Khottylno,” or “sharp turn” in Ingalik Indian. Pink and chum salmon return to the stream every summer to spawn. 21
