Waterfowl in the Economy of the Eskimos on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Klein, David R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
• Subjects: Deglaciation; Glaciation; Sea level; Sparbo; Cape; region; Nunavut; Skogn; Brant; Yukon; Arctic; eskimo*; esquimaux; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66488

Eskimos in this area take about 83 thousand geese and brant, 38 thousand ducks, 5500 swans and 1 thousand cranes annually; 40 thousand eggs are gathered for food. Egg gathering and village drives of birds have decreased in recent years, but spring hunting of waterfowl continues to be important as it coincides with the period of the Eskimos' greatest need for food. Les Oiseaux aquatiques dans l'économie des Esquimaux du Delta du Yukon et du Kuskokwim, Alaska. Chaque année, les Esquimaux du delta du Yukon et du Kuskokwim tuent environ 83,000 oies et bernaches, 38,000 canards, environ 5,500 cygnes et 1,000 grues et récoltent 40,000 œufs pour la nourriture. Les collectes d'oeufs et la chasse aux oiseaux aquatiques au printemps continue d'être importante, car elle coïncide avec la période des plus grands besoins alimentaires des Esquimaux.