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Lisa Sporleder <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:46:38 ADT
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> Thanks for writing. Are there many or any Alaska Natives who still live a
> Hunter Gatherer lifestyle, that is, eat a lot of whale blubber? Or do
> most/all now eat a processed food diet?

As in other cultures, the Alaska Natives are becoming more
westernized all the time, in activitiy, in food, etc.  Someone who
lives a strictly HG lifestyle now is pretty rare.  Not that whaling
isn't still a major activity for many, but it is no longer a
food-or-death issue for most of them.

Lisa Sporleder
Ester, Alaska

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