Made of salmon: Alaska stories from the salmon project

• Other Authors: Lord, Nancy
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Pacific salmon fisheries > Alaska; Salmon fisheries > Alaska; Salmon > Alaska; Arctic; Hayes; Pacific; inuit; Alaska
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234795

Includes bibliographical references and index. All over the world, salmon populations are in trouble, as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Northwest runs at serious risk. Alaska, however, stands out as a rare success story: its salmon populations remain strong and healthy, the result of years of careful management and conservation programs that are rooted in a shared understanding of the importance of the fish to the life, culture, and history of the state. Made of Salmon brings together more than fifty diverse Alaska voices to celebrate the salmon and its place in Alaska life. A mix of words and images, the book interweaves longer works by some of Alaska's finest writers with shorter, more anecdotal accounts and stunning photographs of Alaskans fishing for, catching, preserving, and eating salmon throughout the state. A love letter to a fish that has been central to Alaska life for centuries.--Provided by publisher. Foreword / by Bella Hammond -- The salmon project / by Erin Harrington -- Introduction / by Nancy Lord -- Salmon invictus / by Lynn Schooler -- Iqalugruaq: chum salmon and the Inuit world / by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley -- The story continues / by Sara Loewen -- Family business / by Carol Sturgulewski -- The way of the real human being: a way of life for Alaska native peoples / by Ilaron "Larry" Merculieff -- I am now the age she was / by Dan O'Neill -- The king and I / by Richard Chiappone -- Thank you, swimmer / by Emma Teal Laukitis -- Stone fish: living mirrors / by Hank Lentfer -- Salmon are worth more than money / by Charles Wohlforth -- What happens in the Arctic? / by Debby Dahl Edwardson -- The right kind of hungry / by Julia O'Malley -- Seasons / by Ernestine Hayes -- Size matters / by Charlie Campbell -- Here on the rocks / by Seth Kantner -- Riversong / by Kristen Dixon -- Bristol Bay youth doing their part / by Verner Wilson III -- Let nothing be waster / by Leslie Leyland Fields -- The one that got away / by Don Rearden -- My ...