fish camp
Regional
- Meaning
- Alaska: a summer family salmon-processing site on a river.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Alaska
What does “fish camp” mean
Both a place and an event: the seasonal riverbank camp where Alaska Native and rural families catch, split, and dry salmon for winter. A central subsistence tradition for Yup'ik, Dena'ina, and other Alaskan peoples.
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