Subsistence Discourse as Practice
Abstract It is a bright day in March, sunny and windy. I snow-machine over to my partner’s house and arrive just as he is finishing getting ready. We put our daypacks around the snow-machine handlebars, our shotguns in our laps, and take off There is some new snow, which makes the ride easier in spo...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1996
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195094763.003.0008 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52535405/isbn-9780195094763-book-part-8.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract It is a bright day in March, sunny and windy. I snow-machine over to my partner’s house and arrive just as he is finishing getting ready. We put our daypacks around the snow-machine handlebars, our shotguns in our laps, and take off There is some new snow, which makes the ride easier in spots, but also promises the possibility of bogging down where it has settled deeply. We decide to hunt along the Gweek River (kuik means “river”) above Bethel, and head out along the line of bluffs parallel to the Akiachuk trail. My friend spots the first flock of ptarmigan, and gets one before they spook. We follow them, hoping to get another chance when they land, but they eventually fly out of sight. Our general approach is to ride along the ridges and rims of little valleys and cul-de-sacs, or travel with one of us on each side of the brush lining a waterway. Often it is possible to ride in the drifted snow along the edges of the brush, but sometimes the only option is to bump along on the tundra. |
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