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Hunt 1. Caribou
Text 1. Hunting and Predation
Small Game. Native Mammals. Scale, Guns, and Freedom. Denésuliné Conceptualization of Hunting. Biology of Women as Hunters. Trust. Hunting Is the Easy Part
Hunt 2. Moose
Text 2. Food Storage
Meat Distribution. In the Village. Food Storage in the Bush : Freezing, Drying, Smoking, Natural Refrigeration. Protecting Dried Meat. Drying Caribou Meat. Marrow and Boiling Bones for Grease
Hunt 3. Caribou : Pursuit and Risk
Text 3. Persistence in Hunting
The Dangers of Moving through the Bush. Walking the Land. Dog Teams. Boats, Opportunistic Contact in Hunting
Hunt 4. Caribou : Waiting for Prey
Text 4. Weapons
Muskets and Rifles. Accuracy. How Weapons Technology Altered Denésuliné Hunting. Women and Rifles. Social Changes from Changed Hunting Methods. Pursuit Hunting and Following Wounded Game
Hunt 5. Caribou : Walking, Kill Locations, and Spoilage
Text 5. Carrion and Scavengers
The African Model. Consequences of Human Scavenging. An Anthropological Gender War. Eating the Dead. Snow Probes
Hunt 6. Wolf
Text 6. Camp Formation
Pitching a Camp. Work Areas and Dog Beds. Area a Camp Occupies. Range of Day Trips. Marking the Land. Average Area Exploited by a Camp. Human Influence upon the Land
Hunt 7. Moose : Hunting by Habitat
Text 7. Summer Doldrums
Inactivity. Problems with Making and Storing Dry Meat. Fish and Other Things. Choosing a Camp Location. Scars on the Land
Hunt 8. Caribou : Long-Distance Hunting
Text 8. Transporting Meat
Walking the Land. Storing Meat in Lakes
Interlude 1. Land Use and the Terrain at Foxholm Lake
Hunt 9. Bear : Failed Hunt
Text 9. Looking for Game
The Use of High Ground. The Scale of Distance in Hunting. Time and Distance
Hunt 10. Caribou : Calves
Text 10. Hides
Characteristics of Caribou Hide and Leather. Making and Working Caribou Hide. Time Window for Taking Caribou Hide. Parasites and Seasonality. Uses of Caribou Hide. The Need for Hides Modifies Hunting Priorities. Hunting the Megafauna
Hunt 11. Jackfish
Text 11. Women's Labor
Flexibility in the Sexual Division of Labor. Women's Work and Social Status. Women's Tasks and Shared Work. Raw Materials vs. Finished Products. The Balance of Temperaments
Hunt 12. Bear : Stalking Prey
Text 12. Prey Choices
The Failure of Economic Analysis
Hunt 13. Missing Hunts
Text 13. Shadows of the Past
Geology, Rock, Ice, and Ground Cover. Permafrost, Drainage, and Ice Action. Change. How Long Is the Memory of Unused Technology? Clothing. The Generational Transmission of Knowledge
Interlude 2. Wolves, Caribou, and Approaching Prey
Hunt 14. Caribou : Caching in the Fall
Text 14. Hunting from High Ground
Prey Selection. Hunting with Spears
Hunt 15. Caribou : Failed Hunt
Text 15. A Puzzle
How Past Hunters Hunted the Land
Conclusion.
Text 1. Hunting and Predation
Small Game. Native Mammals. Scale, Guns, and Freedom. Denésuliné Conceptualization of Hunting. Biology of Women as Hunters. Trust. Hunting Is the Easy Part
Hunt 2. Moose
Text 2. Food Storage
Meat Distribution. In the Village. Food Storage in the Bush : Freezing, Drying, Smoking, Natural Refrigeration. Protecting Dried Meat. Drying Caribou Meat. Marrow and Boiling Bones for Grease
Hunt 3. Caribou : Pursuit and Risk
Text 3. Persistence in Hunting
The Dangers of Moving through the Bush. Walking the Land. Dog Teams. Boats, Opportunistic Contact in Hunting
Hunt 4. Caribou : Waiting for Prey
Text 4. Weapons
Muskets and Rifles. Accuracy. How Weapons Technology Altered Denésuliné Hunting. Women and Rifles. Social Changes from Changed Hunting Methods. Pursuit Hunting and Following Wounded Game
Hunt 5. Caribou : Walking, Kill Locations, and Spoilage
Text 5. Carrion and Scavengers
The African Model. Consequences of Human Scavenging. An Anthropological Gender War. Eating the Dead. Snow Probes
Hunt 6. Wolf
Text 6. Camp Formation
Pitching a Camp. Work Areas and Dog Beds. Area a Camp Occupies. Range of Day Trips. Marking the Land. Average Area Exploited by a Camp. Human Influence upon the Land
Hunt 7. Moose : Hunting by Habitat
Text 7. Summer Doldrums
Inactivity. Problems with Making and Storing Dry Meat. Fish and Other Things. Choosing a Camp Location. Scars on the Land
Hunt 8. Caribou : Long-Distance Hunting
Text 8. Transporting Meat
Walking the Land. Storing Meat in Lakes
Interlude 1. Land Use and the Terrain at Foxholm Lake
Hunt 9. Bear : Failed Hunt
Text 9. Looking for Game
The Use of High Ground. The Scale of Distance in Hunting. Time and Distance
Hunt 10. Caribou : Calves
Text 10. Hides
Characteristics of Caribou Hide and Leather. Making and Working Caribou Hide. Time Window for Taking Caribou Hide. Parasites and Seasonality. Uses of Caribou Hide. The Need for Hides Modifies Hunting Priorities. Hunting the Megafauna
Hunt 11. Jackfish
Text 11. Women's Labor
Flexibility in the Sexual Division of Labor. Women's Work and Social Status. Women's Tasks and Shared Work. Raw Materials vs. Finished Products. The Balance of Temperaments
Hunt 12. Bear : Stalking Prey
Text 12. Prey Choices
The Failure of Economic Analysis
Hunt 13. Missing Hunts
Text 13. Shadows of the Past
Geology, Rock, Ice, and Ground Cover. Permafrost, Drainage, and Ice Action. Change. How Long Is the Memory of Unused Technology? Clothing. The Generational Transmission of Knowledge
Interlude 2. Wolves, Caribou, and Approaching Prey
Hunt 14. Caribou : Caching in the Fall
Text 14. Hunting from High Ground
Prey Selection. Hunting with Spears
Hunt 15. Caribou : Failed Hunt
Text 15. A Puzzle
How Past Hunters Hunted the Land
Conclusion.