Growing Up a Yakama Hunter with Sattie Fisher

Feb 27, 2020

Sattie Fisher grew up in a subsistence hunting household in Yakama Nation. Her family values taught her to appreciate the bounty of the land - from berries to fish, to elk and deer. In this episode, Sattie joins Artemis to talk about her hunting culture, being identified as a 'female hunter,' and evolving expectations of gender roles.

 

2:50 - On studying wildlife and fisheries at Salish Kootenai College

4:10 - The logic that gets you a half-eaten banana in your freezer

5:15 - Serviceberries at your service!

5:45 - Lingcod, or halibut?

6:30 - Growing up in a family where hunting is subsistence, not sport

8:10 - Catching crickets, it's a fishing skill

10:30 - Family traditions for a first kill

11:55 - On giving away your first kill

14:00 - The ritual of honoring an animal's life at time of harvest

16:00 - Pulling the trigger is the easiest part of the hunt

17:50 - Hunting in a group... who pulls the trigger?

19:00 - A panel on "women who hunt"... huh? What about just humans who hunt?

21:00 - Within a community, divided stances at the intersection of women and hunting

28:55 - This year's elk hunt

30:00 - A symphony of elk bugles is a symphony for the heart

33:00 - Stumbling into four elk quarters(!)