The subsistence harvest in 8 communities in the Kuskokwim River drainage and lower Yukon River, 2011
Dates
Year
2014
Citation
Ikuta, Hiroko, Brown, Caroline L., and Koster, David S., 2014, The subsistence harvest in 8 communities in the Kuskokwim River drainage and lower Yukon River, 2011: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence, v. Technical paper no. 396, 48 p.
Summary
This report summarizes the results of research conducted in 2012 on the subsistence harvest and uses of wild foods for the study year of 2011 in 8 Kuskokwim and Yukon River communities: Napakiak and Napaskiak in the Lower Kuskokwim; McGrath, Takotna, and Nikolai in the Upper Kuskokwim; and Russian Mission, Anvik, and Grayling in the lower-middle Yukon River. The total estimated population of all study communities was 2,023. The principal questions addressed by the Donlin Gold Subsistence Research Program were how many wild foods were harvested for subsistence, the harvest amounts, and how these foods were distributed within and between communities. Related questions addressed the role of wild foods in Alaska’s economy, the role of [...]
Summary
This report summarizes the results of research conducted in 2012 on the subsistence harvest and uses of wild foods for the study year of 2011 in 8 Kuskokwim and Yukon River communities: Napakiak and Napaskiak in the Lower Kuskokwim; McGrath, Takotna, and Nikolai in the Upper Kuskokwim; and Russian Mission, Anvik, and Grayling in the lower-middle Yukon River. The total estimated population of all study communities was 2,023. The principal questions addressed by the Donlin Gold Subsistence Research Program were how many wild foods were harvested for subsistence, the harvest amounts, and how these foods were distributed within and between communities. Related questions addressed the role of wild foods in Alaska’s economy, the role of cash in subsistence economies, the use of lands and waters for subsistence practices, and the impacts of competition with other users.
