Culture in Bristol Bay
Yup'ik is the predominant culture of Bristol Bay, but there are also Alutiiq and Dena'ina Athabaskan peoples. The people of Bristol Bay (Iilgayak-people from the ocean) have lived off the land for thousands of years. Salmon is the lifeblood of the region, but other wild foods also supplement the subsistence way of life, such as berries, a variety of plants, moose, caribou, beluga whales, walrus, seals, several water fowl species and geese, and several fresh and salt water fish species. Each season has a different subsistence food.
Today that value still holds strong. Despite the modern technologies that have made life in the bush more convenient, such as power, motorized vehicles, and guns, subsistence is a very powerful economic factor and a key aspect for maintaining relationships within each community and ties villages together though food sharing.
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Today that value still holds strong. Despite the modern technologies that have made life in the bush more convenient, such as power, motorized vehicles, and guns, subsistence is a very powerful economic factor and a key aspect for maintaining relationships within each community and ties villages together though food sharing.
More on Yup'ik Culture...
Day in our bay
Day in Our Bay was a film project sponsored by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation in 2012, to share the values of people who live in the Bristol Bay region. It has won many awards and gives people not from the region a good look into the daily lives of our residents. (More about the film...)
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We Can't eat gold
A documentary directed by Joshua Tucker about the subsistence lifestyle and the threat to a way of life. (More about the film…)
Bristol Bay: through the heart of a local fisherman: gary cline, tedxmonterey
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Alaska Gold
Frontline Report- "Opponents of the proposed Pebble Mine argue that it could have far-reaching environmental impacts that could alter the Bristol Bay region’s pristine ecosystem — and local residents’ livelihoods." (Read More…)
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