#alaska native diet

Forage for your salad, people of Sitka, along with native chef Rob Kineen.
“… it’s all about protecting Alaska’s food supply and the health, culture, and traditions of Alaskans themselves.”
Via National Geographic

Meet Eleanor Yatlin, of Huslia, AK, mother of Alaska blogger Angela Gonzalez, both Athabascan. She’s scraping a moose hide in the second photo.

Here’s a glimpse of Eleanor:

“Mom taught us how to cut fish at camp during the summers. I consider her ability to fillet a salmon an art. She was always careful and reverent when working on fish. She and the rest of the family had to work hard for every pound of fish we caught. She would work hard all day and still have energy to cut fish. She loves cutting fish. We had to take good care of her fish by keeping the fire going in the smokehouse. We had to hang them up and we were not allowed to drop it or get it dirty. She makes really good eating fish, whether it is half-dried or dried completely or frozen.”