Chiloé: The Ethnobiology of an Island Culture
In: Ethnobiology Ser.
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Chiloé Today and Over the Centuries -- Introduction -- The Place -- The History -- Indigenous Origins -- Colonial Years -- Chiloé under Chile -- Early Industrialization: Fishing and Aquaculture -- The Rise of Salmon Farms -- Urbanization -- Chiloé Today -- The Crisis of 2016 -- Challenges Ahead -- Organization of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Local Knowledge, Local Networks, and Successful Cooperative Mussel Aquaculture on Chiloé -- Research Design -- Study Area -- Fishing in Chile and Chiloé -- Buzos (Divers) -- Fishers in Chonchi -- Aquaculture in Chile and Chiloé -- The Mussel Cooperatives -- Is Aquaculture Sustainable? -- Future Direction -- References -- Chapter 3: Livelihood Diversification as a Form of Resilience? An Ethnographic Account of Artisanal Fishers in Chile's Lakes Region -- Artisanal Fisheries in Chiloé and the Broader Lakes Region -- Fishing: A Way of Life -- A Way of Life Threatened -- Livelihood Diversification as Resilience to Abrupt Environmental Change -- Limitations of Livelihood Diversification -- References -- Chapter 4: Food and Culture in Chiloé: Potatoes, Curanto, and Chicha -- Potatoes -- Common Beliefs About Potatoes -- La Minga -- El Curanto -- Curantos in Chiloé: A Brief History -- Earth-Pit Versus Pot Curantos -- Chicha -- Precontact Brews -- The Maja de Manzana -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 5: Trueque Chilote: Traditional Barter Networks Connect Nature and Society in Northern Patagonia -- Introduction -- Research Methods and Analysis -- Description of the Study and Area -- The Potato People -- Potatoes in Their Environment -- Días Cambiados -- People of the Forests -- The Making of Forest Waterways -- The Trading Voyages -- Barter -- The Chilote Barter -- Conclusion -- References.