To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Aug 31,94 10:00 AM          Delivered: Sep 23,94 10:00 AM

Status:    Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-9/23/94

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Message:

*Rural Alaskans use a lot of wild foods. According to numerous surveys, many Alaskans harvest more wild meat and fish than the average American buys from the grocery store.

*In general, Native communities harvest more wild foods than non-Native communities.

*Communities with greater mean taxable incomes tend to harvest less subsistence resources.

*In southeast Alaska, high income households and newcomers to rural communities tend to be active subsistence harvesters. So are low income and long term residents to the region.

*Generally speaking, subsistence harvests increase as the distance from road systems increase.

*Why do Alaskans use so much more meat and fish? Alaskans substitute wild foods for “imported” foods because they are expensive and not always available.