<< I believe all native peoples in Alaska, being quite practical, have adopted modern hunting methods (rifles, ATV, motorboat for instance) which provide more reliable means of getting food. >> Quite true, from my very limited observation in Alaska several years ago. Friends who have occasion to visit Alaska and Siberia fairly often, support this observation. But sadly, they have also adopted alcohol, which is destroying them and their culture. Possibly, for a few, a return to their cultural roots through kayaking may provide a path to "salvation" - by which I mean cultural pride and salvation from the horrible hydrycarbon. This has worked for some of the Tlingit in Ketchikan (by no meeans all of them), and is the only reason I'm not completely against the "whale hunts" of the Macah tribe. When you're out there training and hunting, you're probably not out there drinking. Very controversial, I know. Bill Hansen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 20 1999 - 07:04:31 PDT
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