Bockstoce JR: Eskimos of Northwest Alaska in the Early Nineteenth Century. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1969.Ģ. The Tl’úhus of British Columbia are reported to have named the first visible evening star that appeared in spring and fall after the tidepool sculpin. Irish lord were consumed by the Aleut, which may have included the red Irish lord and the brown Irish lord. Fourhorn Sculpinįourhorn sculpin are reported to have been eaten occasionally by Western Arctic Coast cultures. CabezonĬabezon appear to have been eaten by the Coast Tsimshian based on faunal remains excavated from a Tsimshian village located in the Prince Rupert Harbour area of northern British Columbia. For Inuit of Labrador, shorthorn sculpin were numerous along the coast, however it is reported that the fish were caught only in times of scarcity or for dog food. West Greenland Inuit are said to have consumed these fish only in times of scarcity they were caught with jigs from kayaks or through holes in the ice. Shorthorn sculpin are reported to have been consumed either boiled, dried or raw-frozen by East Greenland Inuit and Inuit of Qikiqtarjuaq (formerly Broughton Island). The Native Americans of Southeast Alaska deemed it their “most delicious boiled fish” and a legend describes how it acquired its ugly conical body. The Coast Straits Salish are reported to catch Pacific staghorn sculpin with spears while the Nootka caught them using hooks made of hemlock, fir or balsam. Pacific staghorn sculpin, commonly referred to as bullheads, are reported to have been eaten by The Kootenai, Native Americans of Southeast Alaska, Nuxalk of Bella Coola, Coast Straits Salish and Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery. When the Toba Inlet people of the British Columbia coastline moved to the Cortez Island area they were referred to as Tl’úhus, which means “large sculpin”. The southern coast Salish used baited gorges, the Lummi and the Samish (Coast Salish people) used spears for large sculpin. Sculpin were caught by the Nootka with straight-shanked angled hooks and gorges. Archeological remains identifying human use found sculpin from Oregon to Alaska. Clyde Inuit were reported to have caught sculpin only in times of scarcity and fresh sculpin were consumed by the Tlingit when salmon and halibut were unavailable. Sculpins, of unspecified species, were reported to have been consumed by Alaskan cultures, including Aleut, Inuit of Belcher Island, Qikiqtarjuaq (formerly Broughton Island) and Labrador, Micmac (Mi'kmaq) of Richibucto, New Brunswick, Tlingit, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) of Vancouver Island, Coast Salish of British Columbia and James Bay Cree.
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