Canada's relationship with Mexico
As I understand it, the Inuit of the northern regions also ate roots, greens,and berries. Apparently the stomach contents of the animals they harvested were also consumed, having been already partially processed by the animal. I imagine these brief variations in diet would be a very welcome change!
At the same time, the first peoples had extensive trade networks. This is why camas was grown in such large quantities, so it could be traded to those without a regular supply of it.
Trade was important to be able to get resources unavailable in one's own area. There is no source of obsidian here on Vancouver Island, but we find a lot of it. Some we have had tested came from Idaho, as well as Mt Hood & the Newbury Volcano in Oregon (about 400 miles away).
While the Inuit do eat berries, the growing season is extremely short. Roots don't like to grow in permafrost and I've never seen greens growing up there. Having spent some time working in Barrow, we were occasionally invited to Eskimo get-togethers and were offered some of the local food. It would have been very rude to refuse, so we did eat some, but found it absolutely disgusting. Muktuk comes to mind: whale blubber. For entertainment we'd often go to the local grocery store to watch the occasional tourist freak out over the prices, since everything was flown in.
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