Salmon and acorns feed our people : colonialism, nature, and social action / Kari Marie Norgaard.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Once the third largest salmon-producing stream in the Western United States, the Klamath River has, as of 2014, fallen to only 4% of its previous productivity. This gives the once wealthy Karuk Tribe the dubious honor of having one of the most dramatic and recent diet shifts in North America. Unable to fulfill their traditional fishermen roles, Karuk people are now among the most impoverished in the state. In Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People, noted environmental sociologist Kari Norgaard investigates how their inability to fish affected the sense of identity and self-esteem of Karuk men. How does environmental degradation inscribe racialized power relations or do the work of colonial violence? Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People tells a story set in the cultural and political experiences of the Karuk Tribe, while expanding theoretical conversations on health, identity, food, race, and gender that preoccupy many disciplines today."-- Provided by publisher

"How does environmental degradation inscribe racialized power relations, advance assimilation and genocide or do the work of colonial violence? Salmon Feeds Our People tells a story that is set in the cultural and political experiences of the Karuk Tribe, while expanding theoretical conversations on health, identity, food, race, and gender that are at the center of conversations in multiple disciplines both inside and outside the academy today"-- Provided by publisher

Introduction -- 1. Mutual constructions of race and nature on the Klamath -- 2. Ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism : Smokey Bear and fire suppression as colonial violence -- 3. Research as resistance : food, relationships, and the links between environmental and human health -- 4. Environmental decline and changing gender practices : what happens to Karuk gender practices when there are no fish or acorns? -- 5. Emotions of environmental decline : Karuk cosmologies, emotions, and environmental justice -- Conclusion: Climate change as a strategic opportunity? -- Methodological appendix.

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