“You Can't Eat Money When You Are Hungry”: Campesinos, Manatee Hunting, and Environmental Regret in Veracruz, Mexico

Author(s)

Eileen M. Smith-Cavros, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Sylvia Duluc-Silva, Nova Southeastern University
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Veracruz, México
Ponciano Ortiz, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Veracruz, México
Edward O. Keith, Nova Southeastern University

Publication Title

Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment

ISSN

2153-9553

Publication Date

6-2012

Abstract

Self-identified campesinos were interviewed in rural Veracruz, Mexico as part of this qualitative research study. Participants had firsthand historical knowledge about hunting the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) or about preparing the manatee for human consumption. The lagoon ecosystem that surrounds the area is greatly degraded and its contemporary inhabitants speak of the past with a great deal of wistfulness and a sense of loss characterized as “environmental regret.” The study examines the evolving local environmental and cultural practices, attitudes, and circumstances.

DOI

10.1111/j.2153-9561.2012.01065.x

Volume

34

Issue

1

First Page

68

Last Page

80

NSUWorks Citation

Smith-Cavros, E. M., Duluc-Silva, S., del Carmen Rodriguez, M., Ortiz, P., & Keith, E. O. (2012). “You Can't Eat Money When You Are Hungry”: Campesinos, Manatee Hunting, and Environmental Regret in Veracruz, Mexico. Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, 34 (1), 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-9561.2012.01065.x