Hunters of the Northern Forest
| Author | : Richard K. Nelson |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1986-10-15 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226571812 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226571815 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hunters of the Northern Forest by : Richard K. Nelson
Download or read book Hunters of the Northern Forest written by Richard K. Nelson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1986-10-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boreal forest Indians like the Kutchin of east-central Alaska are among the few native Americans who still actively pursue a hunter's way of life. Yet even among these people hunting and gathering is vanishing so rapidly that it will soon disappear. This updated edition of Hunters of the Northern Forest stands as the only complete account of subsistence and survival among the Kutchin, capturing a final glimpse of a way of life at the crossroads of cultural development.
