Rainy season food behavior of selected East Nicaraguan Miskito Indians
1979
Terry, Rhonda Dale | Bass, Mary Ann | Kolasa, Kathryn A.
Because certain Nicaraguan villagers must travel long distances to procure food, it was hypothesized that seasonal rains would alter the villagers' core foods. Field research (including observation, participant observation and key informant interviewing) was conducted in July and August, 1976; also a week of home observation was carried out with four families. The family farm supplied the largest percentage (39%) of total servings of food per family. Other food sources were: grocery stores, fishing, fruit trees, loans, gifts and purchases from other villagers. Cassava was the core food, with fish, green bananas, breadfruit, coconuts and mangoes also being important. Thus, the villagers adapted to seasonal food shortages through food sharing, and the initial hypothesis was not confirmed.
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