On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska
Archaeological evidence indicates Yup’ik peoples and their ancestors hunted Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in and around Bristol Bay, Alaska, since at least 6000 BP. This long and vibrant tradition was disrupted for more than 30 years after settler concerns over purported unsustainab...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/73ed1568-cc71-4911-895f-a05ea5c813b7 2024-09-15T17:51:07+00:00 On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska Desjardins, Sean Hazell, Sarah Merina Whitridge, Peter Hill, Erica 2023-12-21 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/73ed1568-cc71-4911-895f-a05ea5c813b7 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/73ed1568-cc71-4911-895f-a05ea5c813b7 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429456947-5 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/886202992/10.4324_9780429456947-5_chapterpdf.pdf eng eng Routledge https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/73ed1568-cc71-4911-895f-a05ea5c813b7 urn:ISBN:9781138482784 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Desjardins , S & Hazell , S M 2023 , On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska . in P Whitridge & E Hill (eds) , Reimagining human-animal relationships in the circumpolar north . Arctic Worlds , Routledge , London , pp. 113-126 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429456947-5 bookPart 2023 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429456947-5 2024-07-01T14:49:21Z Archaeological evidence indicates Yup’ik peoples and their ancestors hunted Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in and around Bristol Bay, Alaska, since at least 6000 BP. This long and vibrant tradition was disrupted for more than 30 years after settler concerns over purported unsustainable harvesting prompted the State of Alaska in 1960 to ban all hunting at the region’s primary walrus haul-out site of Round Island—known in Yup’ik as Qayassiq (‘place to go in a kayak’). A complex and sensitive series of negotiations among multiple stakeholders led to the establishment of a highly regulated, co-managed annual hunt beginning in 1995. In 2013, the authors were permitted to join and document a hunt by residents of the Yup’ik village of Togiak, as well as to carry out a series of semi-structured interviews with hunt participants about their perspectives on the significance of walruses and walrus hunting to Yup’ik cultural identity. We describe the planning and methods employed by the hunters, compare the Round Island walrus hunt to the ‘revived’ bowhead-whaling tradition in Arctic Canada, and consider the potential for these complex and dynamic activities to reaffirm and remake past human–animal relationships. Book Part Arctic Odobenus rosmarus Alaska walrus* University of Groningen research database 113 126 London |
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Archaeological evidence indicates Yup’ik peoples and their ancestors hunted Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in and around Bristol Bay, Alaska, since at least 6000 BP. This long and vibrant tradition was disrupted for more than 30 years after settler concerns over purported unsustainable harvesting prompted the State of Alaska in 1960 to ban all hunting at the region’s primary walrus haul-out site of Round Island—known in Yup’ik as Qayassiq (‘place to go in a kayak’). A complex and sensitive series of negotiations among multiple stakeholders led to the establishment of a highly regulated, co-managed annual hunt beginning in 1995. In 2013, the authors were permitted to join and document a hunt by residents of the Yup’ik village of Togiak, as well as to carry out a series of semi-structured interviews with hunt participants about their perspectives on the significance of walruses and walrus hunting to Yup’ik cultural identity. We describe the planning and methods employed by the hunters, compare the Round Island walrus hunt to the ‘revived’ bowhead-whaling tradition in Arctic Canada, and consider the potential for these complex and dynamic activities to reaffirm and remake past human–animal relationships. |
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On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska |
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On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska |
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Desjardins , S & Hazell , S M 2023 , On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska . in P Whitridge & E Hill (eds) , Reimagining human-animal relationships in the circumpolar north . Arctic Worlds , Routledge , London , pp. 113-126 . https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429456947-5 |
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