| Summary: | Lokað til 15.09.2024 This project aims to integrate community well-being perspectives from the Lake Iliamna region of Alaska to improve understanding of how traditional foods and practices contribute to food sovereignty. Recent history forced Alaska Native people to adapt to changing policy frameworks of different regimes of colonization. Federal and state management of lands has been historically at odds with Alaska’s Indigenous communities' uses and practices. Aspects of life that are harder to quantify, like well-being, have often been overlooked in resource decision-making. Gaining an Indigenous community well-being perspective on natural resource management is essential with growing pressure from climate change, development, and increasing competition on the Native way of life (yuuyaraq in Yup’ik). Yuuyaraq encompasses the way of life as a human being, including environmental and subsistence knowledge and spiritual balance (SASAP Project, 2018). This includes access to fish, game, and berries which contribute to a healthy lifestyle, community cohesion, social relationships, and spiritual connection to a place-based identity. The Yup'ik word neqa, meaning fish and food, indicates the importance of salmon in Yup’ik culture as it illustrates the spiritual relationship between salmon and humans in this area of Alaska. This project is a case study of Igiugig Village. Methods include semi-structured interviews with community members, leaders, and Elders. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed for key themes building off the work of the Well-Being section of the State of Alaska Salmon and People project (SASAP). The main findings include a necessity for better communication between managers and Indigenous communities to ensure food sovereignty, pathways for information sharing, and increased Tribal sovereignty over the land. Þetta verkefni miðar að því að samþætta samfélagsleg velsældar sjónarmið frá Iliamna-vatns þorpum um aðgengi að atvinnufiskveiðum sem lífsbjargar og hvernig hefðbundin matvæli eiga þátt ...
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