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It is apparent you have no clue about Alaskan Bush. When one family is in need, the whole community lends a hand. Say for instance, a family loses a house from a fire, they won't go hungry because everyone helps each others out here. The help not only comes from the village, but surrounding villages and state wide, and like last year...nationwide. Last summer the village of Hooper Bay lost a whole section of the old village. Help came in from all over the country. The cost of aviation fuel is up through the roof as it is, the carriers just raise the prices to over come that. If it comes to it, I'm sure we'd go back to the old ways of life. Dog teams and row/sailboats. No one goes hungry in rural Alaska.
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Woof is asking perfectly legitimate questions, and I see nothing in his/her tone that ought to make anyone defensive or sarcastic. Alaska may face food issues before the lower 48, and the lower 48 may face water issues before Alaska (see the NY Times Sunday Magazine article published Oct. 21 titled "The Future is Drying Up.") But the likelihood is that we are all going to face these issues sooner or later, probably sooner, and I'd be interested also in hearing any thoughts people have about what they would do about that.
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Every now and then I take a break from the berries and moose stew and dine on nicely broiled lower 48 touron steak, usually with a nice glass of Chianti and a bit of fava beans.
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Sure, Metlakatla, but tourist season is over now.
Thanks, forgetwho. Yes, Warptman, I have no clue ... that's why I'm here asking. But do you know anything about the old ways? Was it mainly meat, fish, and berries .... or were there other traditional foods? |
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Kinda reminds me of last summer, when a touron accosted me and demanded to know if I grew all my own food. I gave said touron the almost blank Metla glance which contained just an imperceptible amount of something like scorn and didn't answer the question...really, why should I have...the touron then proceeded to inform me that, "You utilize everything!" and then I just kind of walked off, you know.
I eat salmon. Lots of it. I don't catch it, clean it, or pay for it. Quite a few of the meals I eat would cost over $100 in some NYC restaurant. Woof, I believe I stated that I only dine on touron every now and then, and that's only when the salmon ain't running. What with them flocking up here to see the aurora though, it could become somewhat less of a seasonal delicacy. |
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