Holikachuk or Huligachagat (''Xiyighelinghdi'' in
Holikachuk language
Holikachuk (own name: ) is a recently extinct Athabaskan language formerly spoken at the village of Holikachuk () on the Innoko River in central Alaska. In 1962, residents of Holikachuk relocated to Grayling on the lower Yukon River. Holikac ...
, ''Xiyeghelinghdi'' in
Deg Xinag
Deg Xinag (Deg Hitan) is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hitʼan peoples of the GASH region. The GASH region consists of the villages of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross along the lower Yukon River in Interior Alask ...
) is an abandoned village on the
Innoko River in the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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.
A post office operated here from 1941 to 1964. The residents of Holikachuk relocated to
Grayling in 1962.
[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.] 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.
Demographics
Holikachuk first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated community of "Holikitsak." It next appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as "Holocachaket." In 1950 and 1960, it returned as Holikachuk. Owing to its abandonment in the 1960s, it has not appeared on the census since.
References
Ghost towns in Alaska
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