Na-Cho Nyäk Dun

Na-Cho Nyäk Dun means “people of the big river,” a name referring to the Stewart River and its Northern Tutchone inhabitants. The river and its tributaries pass through a country of lakes, forests and mountains. Families gathered to catch and dry grayling in spring, followed by salmon in summer; in winter they fished through the ice and hunted in the high country. Journeys along the Stewart also connected its people with communities at the Yukon and Pelly rivers.