Published In

Journal of Northwest Anthropology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2021

Subjects

Salmon -- Pacific Northwest -- History, Animal remains (Archaeology), Sustainable fisheries

Abstract

As this special issue attests, Dr. Virginia Butler and her students have made significant and lasting contributions to the study of human-environment relationships over deep time in the Pacific Northwest. Beyond this, their contributions suggest the potential of archaeological research to engage the public and to address pressing natural resource issues of our time. Their investigations of Pacific salmon harvests in the Klamath River Basin are an important case in point. Applying the methods of zooarchaeology to the study of anadromous fish in the Upper Klamath Basin, Butler and her students provide clear corroboration of Tribal oral tradition. In turn, their research has helped support restoration of fish passage on the Klamath River—historically the third most productive salmon-producing river in the United States.

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© 2021 Journal of Northwest Anthropology

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This is the publisher's final pdf. The article was originally published in the Journal of Northwest Anthropology.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36548

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