Harvest and Use of Subsistence Resources in 4 Communities in the Nenana Basin, 2015

Harvest and Use of Subsistence Resources in 4 Communities in the Nenana Basin, 2015
Author: Caroline L. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2017
Genre: Nenana River Watershed (Alaska)
ISBN:

This report summarizes research documenting the 2015 harvests and uses of subsistence resources in 4 Interior Alaska communities located within the Nenana River Basin. Household surveys and ethnographic interviews were conducted in Anderson, Denali Park, Ferry, and Nenana in early 2016 in order to 1) estimate annual harvests and uses of wild foods in a 12-month study period; 2) map areas used for hunting, fishing, and gathering; 3) collect demographic, income, and food security information; 4) evaluate trends in wild resource harvests; and 5) document traditional knowledge observations regarding wild resources. Results indicate that salmon, large land mammals, vegetation, and nonsalmon fish composed the majority of wild food harvests by edible weight for these communities in 2015, but that residents of the study communities used over 100 different resources. Historical harvest data available from 1987 for 2 of the 4 communities--Anderson and Denali Park--show declines in the total and per capita pounds of subsistence foods harvested when compared to 2015, which is consistent with trends seen across much of Interior Alaska. Respondents searched for and harvested subsistence resources both adjacent to their communities and in a variety of areas throughout Interior and Southcentral Alaska. Many respondents gave resources to or received resources from other households within and outside their communities. In ethnographic interviews, key respondents shared their knowledge and experiences related to their harvests and uses of subsistence resources including patterns of seasonal harvests, methods of harvesting and processing, land use patterns, changes in the community over time, concerns for the management of fish and wildlife populations, and concerns regarding the proposed development of a LNG pipeline. This project was primarily funded by a reimbursable services agreement with the Alaska State Pipeline Coordinators Section. Additional funding was provided by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Subsistence. The results of this research can assist agencies and other interested parties in understanding the ways in which subsistence resources are used within these communities. Results may be also used as part of the National Environmental Policy Act review of the proposed Alaska LNG Project alternatives.

Hunting the Largest Animals

Hunting the Largest Animals
Author: Allen P. McCartney
Publisher: Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1995
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Offers a perspective of northern native societies that have depended upon whaling for centuries. Alaskan and Western Canadian Arctic coastal residents have pursued these animals as sources of food and fuel, but whaling also serves as a center for cultural traditional and spiritual sustenance. Papers by: Rober K. Harritt, Carol Zane Jolles, and Allen P. McCartney; Owen K. Mason and S. Craig Gerlach; Roger K. Harritt; Don E. Dumond; Linda Finn Yarborough; Allen P. McCartney; T. Max Friesen and Charles D. Arnold; James M. Savelle; David R. Yesner; Hans-Georg Bandi; Glenn W. Sheehan; Mary Ann Larson; Carol Zane Jolles; Stephen R. Braund and Elisabeth L. Moorehead; Howard W. Braham; Carol Zane Jolles; and Herbert O. Anungazuk.

Lithic Technological Organization and Paleoenvironmental Change

Lithic Technological Organization and Paleoenvironmental Change
Author: Erick Robinson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319644076

The objective of this edited volume is to bring together a diverse set of analyses to document how small-scale societies responded to paleoenvironmental change based on the evidence of their lithic technologies. The contributions bring together an international forum for interpreting changes in technological organization - embracing a wide range of time periods, geographic regions and methodological approaches.​ ​As technology brings more refined information on ancient climates, the research on spatial and temporal variability of paleoenvironmental changes. In turn, this has also broadened considerations of the many ways that prehistoric hunter-gatherers may have responded to fluctuations in resource bases. From an archaeological perspective, stone tools and their associated debitage provide clues to understanding these past choices and decisions, and help to further the investigation into how variable human responses may have been. Despite significant advances in the theory and methodology of lithic technological analysis, there have been few attempts to link these developments to paleoenvironmental research on a global scale.

The New Silk Road Becomes the World Land-bridge

The New Silk Road Becomes the World Land-bridge
Author: Helga Zepp-LaRouche
Publisher: Executive Intelligence Review
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2014-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0943235243

EIR RELEASES ROAD-MAP TO THE NEW WORLD ECONOMIC ORDER: THE NEW SILK ROAD BECOMES THE WORLD LAND-BRIDGE EIR's comprehensive study of the progress of the Eurasian Land-Bridge project which Lyndon and Helga LaRouche have championed for over 20 years, has finally been completed. The official release date is Dec. 1. The 374-page report, entitled The New Silk Road Becomes the World Land-Bridge, '' is nothing less than a conceptual, and often physical, road-map'' to a New World Economic Order. This path is currently being charted by the nations of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), who are leading a dynamic of global optimism toward real economic development, complete with new credit institutions and major high-technology projects for uplifting all mankind. After an introduction by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, the report lays out the "Metrics of Progress," based on the economic scientific principles developed by renowned physical economist Lyndon LaRouche. It then proceeds region by region, beginning with China and Russia, to present the stunning progress, and plans, which have been made toward the Eurasian Land-Bridge design that the Chinese government laid out in 1996, and other nations have begun to rally behind in recent years. The report, complete with many full-color maps of its featured development corridors, is available in paperback for $50 and hard cover bound for $75.

Val’s Vacation

Val’s Vacation
Author: Joan Chapman
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404269903

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Evolution

Evolution
Author: Alice Roberts
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-05-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780241636923

This illustrated guide to human evolution brings you face-to-face with your ancient ancestors. Traveling back in time almost eight million years, the book charts the development of our species, Homo sapiens, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans.

A Fragile Beauty

A Fragile Beauty
Author: Theodore Catton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2010
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Carrying Capacity in Recreation Settings

Carrying Capacity in Recreation Settings
Author: Bo Shelby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The question of how many people is too many at a recreation site is becoming increasingly urgent as more resource use produces more problems of crowding and overuse. This book applies research to management by using hard data to solve real problems.

Anthropological Survey in Alaska

Anthropological Survey in Alaska
Author: Aleš Hrdlička
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2022-07-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This work presents a report of the anthropological survey conducted in the largest state of the USA, Alaska. The author includes several details on human behavior, cultures, and societies in Alaska in the present and past. In addition, he makes enlightening observations on the patterns of behavior, cultural meaning, norms and values of the people of Alaska.