Akulmiut Neqait / Fish and Food of the Akulmiut

by Ann Fienup-Riordan, Marie Meade, Alice Rearden

For centuries, the Akulmiut people--a Yup'ik group--have been sustained by the annual movements of whitefish. It is a food that sustains and defines them. To this day, many Akulmiut view not only their actions in the world, but their interactions with each other, as having a direct and profound effect on these fish. Not only are fish viewed as responding to human action and intention in many contexts, but the lakes and rivers fish inhabit are likewise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602233861
• ISBN13: 9781602233867
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.9"