Inujjuamiut Foraging Strategies

"The most comprehensive anthropological application of optimal foraging theory to date. This book should serve as a basic text for OFT, Darwinian anthropology, and economic anthropology for years to come." --American Journal of Human Biology "Optimal foraging theory is one of the more interesting recent additions to ecological anthropology, and Eric Smith is one of its most devoted practitioners. . . . It is well organized and clearly written. . . .The book's value to both teachers and students is enhanced by its comprehensive review of the relevant theoretical and methodological literature. Smith criticizes much that is happening in contemporary hunter-gatherer studies, ecological anthropology, and even anthropology in general, and he responds to a variety of criticisms others have made of optimal foraging theory. . . .This is an important book, primarily for its theoretical and methodological contributions. I expect that it will prove to be a major landmark in ecological anthropology." --Ernest S. Burch, Jr., American Anthropologist "Smith has made a most serious effort to open Inuit research to a wider theoretical horizon. He has also, albeit to a lesser degree, contributed significantly to Eskimo ethnology, notably in his analysis of Inujjuamiut cooperative foraging and by elaborating on the mixed economy concept." --George W. Wenzel, Arctic Anthropology "Smith provides a thoughtful exploration of alternative ways to combine energetic and monetary costs and benefits." --Kristen Hawkes, American Ethnologist "The most comprehensive anthropological application of optimal foraging theory to date. This book should serve as a basic text for OFT, Darwinian anthropology, and economic anthropology for years to come." --American Journal of Human Biology "Optimal foraging theory is one of the more interesting recent additions to ecological anthropology, and Eric Smith is one of its most devoted practitioners. . . . It is well organized and clearly written. . . .The book's value to both teachers and students is enhanced by its comprehensive review of the relevant theoretical and methodological literature. Smith criticizes much that is happening in contemporary hunter-gatherer studies, ecological anthropology, and even anthropology in general, and he responds to a variety of criticisms others have made of optimal foraging theory. . . .This is an important book, primarily for its theoretical and methodological contributions. I expect that it will prove to be a major landmark in ecological anthropology." --Ernest S. Burch, Jr., American Anthropologist "Smith has made a most serious effort to open Inuit research to a wider theoretical horizon. He has also, albeit to a lesser degree, contributed significantly to Eskimo ethnology, notably in his analysis of Inujjuamiut cooperative foraging and by elaborating on the mixed economy concept." --George W. Wenzel, Arctic Anthropology "Smith provides a thoughtful exploration of alternative ways to combine energetic and monetary costs and benefits." --Kristen Hawkes, American Ethnologist -The most comprehensive anthropological application of optimal foraging theory to date. This book should serve as a basic text for OFT, Darwinian anthropology, and economic anthropology for years to come.- --American Journal of Human Biology -Optimal foraging theory is one of the more interesting recent additions to ecological anthropology, and Eric Smith is one of its most devoted practitioners. . . . It is well organized and clearly written. . . .The book's value to both teachers and students is enhanced by its comprehensive review of the relevant theoretical and methodological literature. Smith criticizes much that is happening in contemporary hunter-gatherer studies, ecological anthropology, and even anthropology in general, and he responds to a variety of criticisms others have made of optimal for

Eric Alden Smith is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Educated at University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) and Cornell University (Ph.D.), he is a specialist in Native American ethnography, ecological and economic anthropology, and evolutionary theory. He and Bruce Winterhalder have edited the seminal Hunter-Gatherer Foraging Strategies, and they are currently completing a volume surveying the application of evolutionary ecology to human behavior. Dr. Smith's next major project involves an analysis of the economic and demographic history of the Inujjuaq region.

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Note on Terminology and Orthography 1. The Research Context Introduction General Research Strategy Evolution, Culture, and Human Behavior Prospect 2. Selection, Optimization, and Foraging Strategies Natural Selection, Optimization, and Evolutionary Ecology Optimal Foraging Theory: Logic and Structure 3. Natural History The Natural Setting Prey Species Conclusion 4. Human History Prehistory History of the Hudson Bay Coast The Contemporary Village 5. Inujjuamiut Foraging: An Overview Fieldwork: Logic and Methods Contemporary Foraging Patterns Inputs and Outputs: The Time/Energy Budget 6. Prey Choice Anthropological Views Models of Optimal Prey Choice Inujjuamiut Prey Choice Summary and Conclusions 7. Time Allocation and Patch Choice Time Allocation and Patch Choice: Theory Time Allocation and Patch Choice: Evidence Conclusions 8. Cooperative Foraging The Social Dimensions of Foraging Theory of Cooperative Foraging Inujjuamiut Foraging Groups 9. Foraging in a Mixed Economy The Problem of the Mixed Economy Integrated Measures of Production The Costs and Benefits of Foraging Summary and Discussion 10. Conclusions and Implications Summary of Findings Implications References Author Index Subject Index