美国史密森学会国家自然历史博物馆Logan Kistler，Audrey T. Lin和Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa共同合作，近期取得重要工作进展。他们通过研究古代基因组学和土著知识揭示海岸萨利希“长毛狗”的历史。相关
据介绍，太平洋西北部海岸萨利希人的祖先社会饲养“长毛狗”，这些狗经过数千年的饲养和照顾。然而，狗毛编织传统在19世纪衰落，人口减少。
研究人员分析了1859年收集的“Mutton”毛狗皮的基因组和同位素数据。“Mutton”是唯一已知的北美土著狗的例子，其祖先在殖民前占主导地位，早在定居者殖民主义开始之前。研究人员确定了可能与其独特的羊毛表型相关的候选遗传变异。研究人员将这些数据与对海岸萨利希老者、知识守护者和织布工的采访结合起来，探讨了关于长毛狗的共同传统知识和记忆，它们在海岸萨利希社会中的重要性，以及殖民政策如何直接导致它们的消失。
附：英文原文
Title: The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge
Author: Audrey T. Lin, Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, Hsiao-Lei Liu, Chris Stantis, Iain McKechnie, Michael Pavel, Susan sahLa mitSa Pavel, Senaqwila Senáw Wyss, Debra qwasen Sparrow, Karen Carr, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Angela Perri, Jonathan Hartt, Anders Bergstrm, Alberto Carmagnini, Sophy Charlton, Love Dalén, Tatiana R. Feuerborn, Christine A. M. France, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Vaughan Grimes, Alex Harris, Gwénalle Kavich, Benjamin N. Sacks, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Pontus Skoglund, David W. G. Stanton, Elaine A. Ostrander, Greger Larson, Chelsey G. Armstrong, Laurent A. F. Frantz, Melissa T. R. Hawkins, Logan Kistler
Issue&Volume: 2023-12-15
Abstract: Ancestral Coast Salish societies in the Pacific Northwest kept long-haired “woolly dogs” that were bred and cared for over millennia. However, the dog wool–weaving tradition declined during the 19th century, and the population was lost. In this study, we analyzed genomic and isotopic data from a preserved woolly dog pelt from “Mutton,” collected in 1859. Mutton is the only known example of an Indigenous North American dog with dominant precolonial ancestry postdating the onset of settler colonialism. We identified candidate genetic variants potentially linked with their distinct woolly phenotype. We integrated these data with interviews from Coast Salish Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and weavers about shared traditional knowledge and memories surrounding woolly dogs, their importance within Coast Salish societies, and how colonial policies led directly to their disappearance.
DOI: adi6549
Source: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi6549