The Huna Tlingit People's Traditional Use of Gull Eggs and the Establishment of Glacier Bay National Park
Hunn ES, Johnson DR, Russell PN, Thornton TF. 2003. The Huna Tlingit People's Traditional Use of Gull Eggs and the Establishment of Glacier Bay National Park. Technical Report NPS D-121 (under cooperative agreement 1443 CA-9000-95-0019). Technical Information Center, Denver Service Center, National Park Service. Denver, CO
From Executive Summary: This study focused on Huna Tlingit harvests of aquatic birds' eggs, particularly glaucous-winged gulls, in what is now Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP). The research was driven by three objectives: 1) Describe the cultural significance and historic patterns of the harvest, distribution, and use of aquatic bird's eggs by the Tlingit community of Hoonah, Alaska, and within this context document the relevance of GBNPP and environs. 2) Compare existing biological information on gull colonies within GBNPP and link this with Hoonah Tlingit traditional knowledge. 3) Demarcate the historic and contemporary geographic areas used for bird-egg harvests by residents of the Hoonah community.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hunn, Eugene; Johnson, Darryll; Russell, Priscilla; Thornton, Thomas
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- Technical Information Center, Denver Service Center, National Park Service
- Units
- GLBA
- Keywords
- anthropology, aquatic bird, avian, biology, eggs, ethnography, glacier bay, glaucous, GLBA, gull, harvest, Hoonah, Huna, subsistence, tradition