Sunday, August 15, 2010

Naw- she

Chinook salmon on the fish rack:
some are left whole to bake - to barbecue - for steaks or fillets; others are cut for drying;
bellies are set aside for chowders or a base for broth;
alder smoke adds flavour.
In Southern Tutchone a fish rack is
lu dakat;
dried fish is lu gun;
smoke is lats'i.

Naw-she is one of the Southern Tutchone names for the family fish camp.
Naw-she describes the campsite location at the confluence of the Yukon and Takhini Rivers.


A boom set.

Leonard DeWeert
demonstrates another fishing method...

Scamp ...
...designated salmon watcher.

Scamp is tli-ah dusella shu-tii-jai
~
a cute small dog.

2 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to learn about drying and smoking salmon. I always like to visit Klukluk village when I go through.

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