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Deloy Ges is the Deg Xinag language name for the village of Anvik, home to the Deg Hit'an people. The Deg Xinag language is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Deg Hit’an peoples in Shageluk and Anvik and at Holy Cross Anvik is a city home to the Deg Hit'an people in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Deg Hit’an (also Deg Xit’an, Deg Hitan, Degexit’an, Kaiyuhkhotana) is a group of Northern Athabascan peoples in Alaska More specifically it refers to Anvik Hill, also called Hawk Bluff, the current site of the Anvik Airport. Anvik Airport is a public Airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the Central business district of Anvik, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Deloy Ges Inc. is also the name for the Deg Hit'an Native corporation. It translates literally as 'so-called mountain' or 'bum mountain'. The traditional story, retold by elder Alta Jerue, says that one day Yixgitsiy (also simply known as Raven) was walking along the Yukon River, when he saw a dirt pile and decided to make a mountain. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. They say, every time he tried to climb it, the dirt would slide down bringing him along. After a short while, frustrated Yixgitsiy angrily hit at the pile of dirt with his walking stick, sending it all over. This is the reason, given in lore, for the many gulches on Anvik Hill, the so-called mountain. A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by Erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a Gully. (Note that the Deg Xinag word for 'raven' translates as 'your (plural) grandfather', as he is revered as the mythological village chief. )

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