The authors worked from 2014–2016, with 67 Naukan and Chukchi participants in six villages on the subject of “mouse roots,” a category of edible plants, including tubers of five species, taken from caches of Microtus voles. Only eight out of 44 Chukchi and none of the Naukan respondents said that they still actively gather these foods. However, 43 out of 44 Chukchi and 21 out of 23 Naukan participants still possess specific knowledge of the process, for example: how to find nests, proper techniques and etiquette for gathering, storage, preparation, or botanical identity of species found. This reflects the rapid cultural changes that occurred during the Soviet period, including collectivization and consolidation of the population into larger villages. The maintenance of knowledge about resources that no longer play a large role in subsistence never-the-less aids in the resilience of local people to potential economic hardship and food insecurity. This particular relationship between humans, rodents, and plants provides an opportunity to examine the strengths and limitations for applying the concept of perspectivism in this cultural setting. These Chukotkan “mouse root” traditions show commonalities with similar practices among the neighboring Inupiaq and Central Alaskan Yup’ik communities. Most notably, species gathered from rodent nests are similar on both sides of the Bering Strait as are rules for how to show proper respect to the animals when gathering. However, methods of preparation differ significantly between Chukotkan and Alaskan cultures.

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聚集俄罗斯远东的瑙坎和楚科奇人的“老鼠根”

作者从2014年至2016年开展工作，六个村庄的67名Naukan和Chukchi参与者以“老鼠的根”为主题，“老鼠的根”是一种食用植物，包括五种块茎的食用块茎，取材于田鼠田鼠。楚科奇地区（44）中只有8个国家，而瑙坎的受访者中没有一个说他们仍在积极收集这些食物。但是，在楚科奇地区的所有参与者中，有43人中的43人和瑙坎23人中的21人仍然对这一过程有特定的了解，例如：如何找到巢穴，适当的技术和礼节以收集，储存，准备或发现所发现物种的植物特性。这反映了苏维埃时期发生的快速文化变革，包括集体化和人口迁移到更大的村庄。维持对资源的知识，这些知识已不再对维持生计发挥重要作用，但仍然有助于当地人民抵御潜在的经济困难和粮食不安全。人类，啮齿动物和植物之间的这种特殊关系提供了一个机会，可以检验在这种文化背景下应用透视主义概念的优势和局限性。这些楚科奇人的“老鼠根”传统在邻近的Inupiaq和中阿拉斯加的Yup'ik社区中表现出相似的共性。最值得注意的是，从啮齿动物的巢中收集的物种在白令海峡的两侧都相似，在采集时如何对动物表现出适当的尊重也是如此。但是，楚科奇和阿拉斯加文化之间的制备方法差异很大。