Cultus Bay

Tl’àt Kwäshäw – Big Deep Bay – Cultus Bay

Tl’àt Kwäshäw in the month of May

Tl’àt Kwäshäw — Cultus Bay

Tl’àt Kwäshäw — Cultus Bay

Southern Tutchone

Shakat nàakwätth’et k’e dän K’ǜa Mǟn yanda kwäts’än däzhų̄ chémèn chänàtl’ų̀ kwä̀ch’e nà. Mbet yè łù ka. Thì shų ghàkälų̀ nàkwäk’o k’e.
Äk’ān k’e Champagne Aishihik kwädän äyū kų̀ ghàkwìntsį. Ätl’a äyū dunèna kwädą̄y kwädǟn k’è kenùdän du.

English

This is a major traditional fishing place for native people. They set nets here for trout and whitefish. In the fall, thì, chum or dog salmon, which have come up all the way from the Yukon River are sometimes caught. Many people from Kloo Lake and other areas used to travel to this bay in the summer. Nowadays the area is used by the Champagne-Aishihik people. There is a culture camp there for children and young adults.

Cultus Bay

Tl’àt Kwäshäw – Big Deep Bay – Cultus Bay

Southern Tutchone

English

Southern Tutchone Place Names