The subsistence harvest in 6 communities in the Lower and Central Kuskokwim River drainage, 2010
Dates
Year
2013
Citation
Brown, Caroline L., Ikuta, Hiroko, Koster, David S., and Magdanz, James S., 2013, The subsistence harvest in 6 communities in the Lower and Central Kuskokwim River drainage, 2010: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence, v. Technical paper no. 379, 48 p.
Summary
TThis report summarizes the results of research conducted in 2011 on the subsistence harvest and uses of wild foods in 6 Kuskokwim River communities: Akiak, Kwethluk, Oscarville, and Tuluksak of the lower river communities; and Georgetown and Napaimute of the central river communities. The principal questions addressed by the Donlin Creek 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 lands and waters used for subsistence practices in the central Kuskokwim area, and the impacts of competition [...]
Summary
TThis report summarizes the results of research conducted in 2011 on the subsistence harvest and uses of wild foods in 6 Kuskokwim River communities: Akiak, Kwethluk, Oscarville, and Tuluksak of the lower river communities; and Georgetown and Napaimute of the central river communities. The principal questions addressed by the Donlin Creek 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 lands and waters used for subsistence practices in the central Kuskokwim area, and the impacts of competition with other users. The results of the 2010 study year subsistence harvest survey are a significant step toward filling a major data gap regarding subsistence in western Alaska. Analyses of harvest levels of specific species, demographics, harvest areas, village economies, harvest assessments, food security, and wild food networks help to characterize contemporary subsistence economies in western Alaska and contribute to our knowledge of subsistence statewide.
