Indigenous Knowledge: Revitalizing Everlasting Relationships between Alaska Natives and Sled Dogs to Promote Holistic Wellbeing

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Janessa Newman, Inna Rivkin, Cathy Brooks, Kathy Turco, Joseph Bifelt, Laura Ekada, Jacques Philip
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Alaska Native youths; digital storytelling; connection to land; wellbeing; community-based participatory research; Indigenous knowledge; rural; intergenerational mentorship; Huntington; Huslia; Perseverance; Athabascan; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010244

Introduction: Indigenous peoples have documented their culture’s history in oral stories, revealing lessons about holistic relationships fostering perseverance. Despite vast differences in time, relationships and stories are equally important today. Athabascans retain their values, life skills, and...