A social history of wild huckleberry harvesting in the Pacific Northwest.
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Once gathered only for subsistence and cultural purposes, wild huckleberries are now also harvested commercially. Drawing on archival research as well as harvester and producer interview and survey data, an inventory of North American wild huckleberry plant genera is presented, and the wild huckleberry harvesting patterns of early Native Americans and nonindigenous settlers are described. The social, technological, and environmental changes that gave rise to the commercial industry in the Pacific Northwest by the 1920s and the industry’s demise after World War II are explained. The resurgence of the commercial wild huckleberry industry in the mid-1980s and national forest management issues related to the industry are presented as are possible strategies that land managers could develop to ensure wild huckleberry, wildlife, and cultural sustainability.
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Coast Salish elders complain they can no longer access many traditional foods because of overharvesting.
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- Richards, R. T., & Alexander, S. J.
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- 2006
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- W3021854429
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- report
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
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- AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) (submittedVersion)
- AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › American Environmental and Regional History
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Forest Management and Policy
- Keywords
- Pacific Northwest, Native American subsistence, forest management, national forests, cultural sustainability
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