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Black

Black

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site of Eskimo village, on S bank of Black River, 1.5 mi. S of its mouth and 39 mi. SW of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History of Black

Little is left of this village which was reported about 1896 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as "Kipniak." It is primarily used as a fishing camp by Eskimo living on the Black River.