To Harvest, to Hunt

by Li, Judith L.

• ISBN13: 9780870711923
• ISBN10: 087071192X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: UCP

Summary

To Harvest, To Hunt reveals how diverse peoples have valued and used natural resources throughout the history of the American West. Drawing on family letters, oral traditions, historical records, and personal experience, the book's contributors offer leaders new perspectives on the land they live on, the harvests they consume, and the natural resources they manage.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Native American Experiences
Return of the Canoe Journey	p. 8
Walrus Hunting in a Changing Arctic	p. 15
Comanaging Sea Otter: A Model of Modern Alaska Native Stewardship	p. 25
Resolution	p. 35
California Indian Basketweavers and the Landscape	p. 40
Immigrant Histories
Shifting Patterns of Land Use in Monterey, California before 1850	p. 57
Lost China Camps	p. 65
Lorenzo's Letters: A Basque Immigrant's Experience in the American West	p. 74
Clifton Gillnetters: Their Ethnic and Occupational Identity	p. 92
Logger Poetry and Music: The Culture of Harvest	p. 102
From Sojourners to Settlers: Mexicanos in Oregon	p. 114
In Wind and Sand: Landscape and the Reading of Gila River Internment Camp	p. 137
April: Spring Weeds	p. 151
Aamodt, Schmaamodt: Who Really Gets the Water?	p. 156
Contributing Authors	p. 171
Notes	p. 174
Recommended Readings	p. 186
Index	p. 189
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