According to the Yup ik Eskimo of Alaska, fish are not to be played with. It s an adage instilled in children that s as basic as looking both ways before crossing the street, but at its heart lies a concern for nature. Yup ik traditions are tested each generation by this people s struggle for survival, the admonition not to play with fish has been further tested by the arrival of sport fishing from the south. Worlds are colliding whose will emerge unscathed? Robert J. Wolfe, a cultural anthropologist from California, spent twenty years in Alaska documenting the traditional hunting and fishing...
According to the Yup ik Eskimo of Alaska, fish are not to be played with. It s an adage instilled in children that s as basic as looking both ways bef...