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Fish That We Eat
Iqaluich Niginaqtuat
This manual by Anore Paniyauraq Jones
is the second in a series of three detailing the
traditional foods of the Inupiat. The first book in
this series about Inupiat foods was Nauriat Nigi-
naqtuat, Plants That We Eat, an ethno-botanical
manual, long out of print but due to be re-printed
in the fall of 2009 by University of Alaska Press.
It is 150 pages with black and white photos and
sketches.
The second manual, Iqaluich Niginaqtuat,
Fish That We Eat, provides information regard-
ing the traditional use of fish, their processing,
recipes and eating enjoyment. It was compiled
from the local traditional fish knowledge of
northwest Alaska and was partially funded and
placed on the web by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
The third manual in this series will similarly
detail the traditional Inupiat processing tech-
niques and recipes for sea mammals.
Presently there is no funding to support this
work. Any suggestions would be welcome. The
web link to Iqaluich Niginaqtuat, Fish That We
Eat, is below. The report is located under the
U.S.F.W. Northwest AK section. From here you
can read it and/or download and print it. It should
be printed double-sided due to the length (341
pages), including 100+color photos, sketches.
http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/
fisreportdetail.cfm?fisrep=21

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