On the long-term cultural significance of the traditional Yup’ik walrus hunt at Round Island (Qayassiq), Bristol Bay, Alaska

• Main Authors: Desjardins, Sean, Hazell, Sarah Merina
• Other Authors: Whitridge, Peter, Hill, Erica
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Odobenus rosmarus; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: 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

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...