To harvest, to hunt : stories of resource use in the American West / edited by Judith L. Li.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, J. (Judy)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--West (U.S.).

Natural resources.

Human ecology--West (U.S.).

Human ecology.

Social ecology--West (U.S.).

Social ecology.

Indians of North America--West (U.S.).

Indians of North America.

Immigrants--West (U.S.).

Immigrants.

West (U.S.)--Environmental conditions.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--Economic conditions.

West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2007.

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 readers new perspectives on the land they live on, the harvests they consume, and the natural resources they manage.

Editor Judy Li weaves a tapestry of cultures and voices-from Pueblo tribes in the Southwest and Chinese fishermen in California to Mexican braceros in Oregon and Basque sheepherders in Idaho-as she details the region's historical dependence on the land and sea. Otter, walrus, abalone, grasslands, timber, and water are some of the vital resources discussed by writers, anthropologists, historians, and biologists in stories that tell how cultures struggle to adapt in changing environments. Spanning the last 200 years, To Harvest, To Hunt represents Native Americans, Native Alaskans, and Mexican, European, and Asian immigrants as varied in their perspectives as the landscapes the book describes. Readers will come to appreciate the region's once-abundant resources and find this book an illuminating overview of the dynamic between people and the land.

Contents:

Native American Experiences

Return of the Canoe Journey / Charles Wilkinson 8

Walrus Hunting in a Changing Arctic / Deanna Kingston 15

Comanaging Sea Otter: A Model of Modern Alaska Native Stewardship / Dolly Garza 25

Resolution / David R. Hatch 35

California Indian Basketweavers and the Landscape / Margaret S. Mathewson 40

Immigrant Histories

Shifting Patterns of Land Use in Monterey, California before 1850 / Steven W. Hackel 57

Lost China Camps / Judith L. Li 65

Lorenzo's Letters: A Basque Immigrant's Experience in the American West / John Bieter 74

Clifton Gillnetters: Their Ethnic and Occupational Identity / Irene Martin 92

Logger Poetry and Music: The Culture of Harvest / Jim LeMonds 102

From Sojourners to Settlers: Mexicanos in Oregon / Erlinda Gonzales-Berry 114

In Wind and Sand: Landscape and the Reading of Gila River Internment Camp / Patti Sakurai 137

April: Spring Weeds / David Mas Masumoto 151

Aamodt, Schmaamodt: Who Really Gets the Water? / John Nichols 156.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-188) and index.

ISBN:

9780870711923

087071192X

OCLC:

122423836