Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Matriculture Among Circumpolar Peoples
Personal Reflections (written)

A Meeting at Grandma's Camp (selections)

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  • Lucie Marie-Mai Dufresne
Lucie Marie-Mai Dufresne
University of Ottawa
Salmon dry in a covered fish rack beside the Yukon River.

Published 2026-05-27

Keywords

  • Indigenous tourism,
  • Yukon Territory,
  • matriculture

Copyright (c) 2026 Lucie Marie-Mai Dufresne (Author)

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How to Cite

A Meeting at Grandma’s Camp (selections). (2026). Matrix: A Journal for Matricultural Studies, 5(1), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.60676/wv9cs093

Abstract

This excerpt from a longer paper presents a detailed description of a 1998 ‘supper tour’ to Atsua Ku, a First Nations fish camp on the Yukon River. This first-person narrative by the late Dr. Lucie Dufresne explores the negotiated identities and relationships of the inhabitants and owners of the fish camp with herself as the lone tourist to visit that day.

 

Image caption: Fish drying rack by the Yukon River. Russ Chastain, ‘Family Life at a Yukon River Fish Camp by Stan Zuray,’ All Outdoor. URL: Family Life at a Yukon River Fish Camp by Stan Zuray, accessed 27 May 2026.

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