Alaska OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Socioeconomic Studies Program. Technical Report No. 72. Norton Sound/Yukon Delta Sociocultural Systems Baseline Analysis

摘要

This report is a baseline description of the economy and culture of six communities on or near the Yukon River delta - Alakanuk, Emmonak, Kotlik, Mountain Village, Sheldon Point, and Stebbins, as they existed during 1980-1981. The information was compiled from 12 weeks of field-based studies conducted during the summer of 1981. The report describes the general characteristics of the study area, and provides a brief history of the region's population. It also describes the settlement patterns in 1980-81 within the region, depicting locations and compositions of winter communities, summer fishcamps, and fall, winter, and spring camps. There is also an overall description of the regional economy in general terms. Also included are quantitative estimates of the types and quantity of resources produced by a sample of households from each community during June 1980 to May 1981. The regions kinship systems and organization of summer fishcamps; the sharing and exchanging of food resources; a tentative discussion of cultural concepts regarding resource utilization; and issues in the Yukon delta region associated with petroleum development in Norton Basin are also discussed.