Łä̀chʼi Kų̀ Indigenous Tourism Collective

Year:
2025/2026
Region:
Yukon
Type:
Laureate
Theme:
Culture, Arts, & Language, Economy, Education, Science & Traditional Knowledge
Category:
Laureate, Youth

Łä̀ch’i Kų̀ (Indigenous Tourism Collective) bridges the gap between Traditional Knowledge and modern tourism logistics. Based in Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) traditional territory, the youth-led project acts as a centralized booking and logistics hub for local Indigenous operators. It bundles services like Champagne Pack Trains, Long Ago Peoples Place, and Taye Lake Lodge. This allows Elders, knowledge keepers, and our citizens in business to focus on cultural teaching and Southern Tutchone language immersion while Łä̀ch’i Kų̀ (ITC) manages the digital platform and logistics. The objective is to transform Indigenous tourism into a professional, sustainable career path, preserving CAFN heritage by making language, culture, and land-based skills the center of a thriving local economy.

Nominator: Barbara Joe
Chief of Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
Team:
Mats’äsä̀na Mą Primozic (Team Leader), Cory Holway, Natane Primozic, Katelyn Hirsch, Madisyn Miller, Abigal Johnson