“We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska

The Indigenous communities of the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea are experiencing extensive social, economic, and technological change. The region’s marine ecosystem is also characterized by a high degree of variability and by rapid change. Residents of eight coastal communities from Savoonga t...

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Main Authors: Huntington, Henry P., Raymond-Yakoubian, Julie, Noongwook, George, Naylor, Noah, Harris, Cyrus, Harcharek, Qaiyaan, Adams, Billy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2021
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Bering Sea
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St. Lawrence Island Yupik
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mer de Béring
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Huntington, Henry P.
Raymond-Yakoubian, Julie
Noongwook, George
Naylor, Noah
Harris, Cyrus
Harcharek, Qaiyaan
Adams, Billy
“We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska
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description The Indigenous communities of the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea are experiencing extensive social, economic, and technological change. The region’s marine ecosystem is also characterized by a high degree of variability and by rapid change. Residents of eight coastal communities from Savoonga to Utqiaġvik were involved in the Chukchi Coastal Communities Project, which used the results of a literature review together with the experiences of the community participants to co-analyze what is known about societal and environmental change in the region and what the communities’ experiences have been in responding to those changes. Some of the observed changes are transient in duration and effect, such as the passage of an individual ship, whereas others, such as the creation of the Red Dog Mine Port Site, persist and may force coastal residents to make lasting changes in their activities. Some responses can use existing knowledge (e.g., hunting bowhead whales in fall as well as spring), whereas others may require learning and experimentation (e.g., harvesting new species such as the Hanasaki crab). Our findings show that the results of a change are more important than the source of the change. They also emphasize the continuing importance of traditional values and practices as well as attitudes conducive to persistence and innovation. Indigenous leadership is an essential component of continued resilience as the ecosystem continues to change. The resilient characteristics of coastal communities and their ability to determine their own responses to change need greater attention to match the research effort directed at understanding the ecosystem. Les collectivités autochtones du nord de la mer de Béring et de la mer des Tchouktches font face à d’importants changements sur les plans social, économique et technologique. L’écosystème marin de la région est également caractérisé par un grand degré de variabilité et de changement rapide. Les habitants de huit collectivités côtières, de Savoonga à Utqiaġvik, ont participé au projet des collectivités côtières des Tchouktches. S’appuyant sur l’examen de documentation et sur l’expérience des participants des collectivités, les responsables de ce projet ont co-analysé les faits connus au sujet du changement social et environnemental dans la région de même que l’expérience des collectivités en matière de réponse à ces changements. La durée et l’effet des changements observés sont parfois transitoires, comme le passage d’un navire, tandis que d’autres, comme l’aménagement du site portuaire de la mine de Red Dog, perdurent et risquent de forcer les habitants de la côte à modifier leurs activités en permanence. Certaines des réponses peuvent s’appuyer sur des connaissances déjà acquises (comme le fait de chasser la baleine boréale à l’automne ainsi qu’au printemps), tandis que d’autres pourraient nécessiter de l’apprentissage et de l’expérimentation (comme la récolte d’une nouvelle espèce comme le crabe Hanasaki). Nos constatations démontrent que les résultats d’un changement sont plus importants que la source du changement. Elles mettent également l’accent sur l’importance continuelle des valeurs et des pratiques traditionnelles ainsi que sur les attitudes propices à la persistance et à l’innovation. Le leadership autochtone est une composante essentielle de la résilience continue alors que l’écosystème évolue sans cesse. Les caractéristiques de résilience des collectivités côtières et leur capacité à déterminer leurs propres réponses au changement doivent faire l’objet d’une plus grande attention afin d’être à la hauteur de l’effort de recherche visant à comprendre l’écosystème.
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Raymond-Yakoubian, Julie
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Adams, Billy
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title “We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska
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title_full “We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/72446 2023-05-15T14:19:01+02:00 “We Never Get Stuck:” A Collaborative Analysis of Change and Coastal Community Subsistence Practices in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Alaska Huntington, Henry P. Raymond-Yakoubian, Julie Noongwook, George Naylor, Noah Harris, Cyrus Harcharek, Qaiyaan Adams, Billy 2021-06-07 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/72446 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/72446/54929 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/72446 Copyright (c) 2021 ARCTIC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY ARCTIC; Vol. 74 No. 2 (2021): June: 113-238; 113-126 1923-1245 0004-0843 Chukchi Sea Bering Sea Iñupiaq St. Lawrence Island Yupik subsistence response mer des Tchouktches mer de Béring Yupik de l’île St. Lawrence subsistance réponse info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2021 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:24:32Z The Indigenous communities of the northern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea are experiencing extensive social, economic, and technological change. The region’s marine ecosystem is also characterized by a high degree of variability and by rapid change. Residents of eight coastal communities from Savoonga to Utqiaġvik were involved in the Chukchi Coastal Communities Project, which used the results of a literature review together with the experiences of the community participants to co-analyze what is known about societal and environmental change in the region and what the communities’ experiences have been in responding to those changes. Some of the observed changes are transient in duration and effect, such as the passage of an individual ship, whereas others, such as the creation of the Red Dog Mine Port Site, persist and may force coastal residents to make lasting changes in their activities. Some responses can use existing knowledge (e.g., hunting bowhead whales in fall as well as spring), whereas others may require learning and experimentation (e.g., harvesting new species such as the Hanasaki crab). Our findings show that the results of a change are more important than the source of the change. They also emphasize the continuing importance of traditional values and practices as well as attitudes conducive to persistence and innovation. Indigenous leadership is an essential component of continued resilience as the ecosystem continues to change. The resilient characteristics of coastal communities and their ability to determine their own responses to change need greater attention to match the research effort directed at understanding the ecosystem. Les collectivités autochtones du nord de la mer de Béring et de la mer des Tchouktches font face à d’importants changements sur les plans social, économique et technologique. L’écosystème marin de la région est également caractérisé par un grand degré de variabilité et de changement rapide. Les habitants de huit collectivités côtières, de Savoonga à Utqiaġvik, ont participé au projet des collectivités côtières des Tchouktches. S’appuyant sur l’examen de documentation et sur l’expérience des participants des collectivités, les responsables de ce projet ont co-analysé les faits connus au sujet du changement social et environnemental dans la région de même que l’expérience des collectivités en matière de réponse à ces changements. La durée et l’effet des changements observés sont parfois transitoires, comme le passage d’un navire, tandis que d’autres, comme l’aménagement du site portuaire de la mine de Red Dog, perdurent et risquent de forcer les habitants de la côte à modifier leurs activités en permanence. Certaines des réponses peuvent s’appuyer sur des connaissances déjà acquises (comme le fait de chasser la baleine boréale à l’automne ainsi qu’au printemps), tandis que d’autres pourraient nécessiter de l’apprentissage et de l’expérimentation (comme la récolte d’une nouvelle espèce comme le crabe Hanasaki). Nos constatations démontrent que les résultats d’un changement sont plus importants que la source du changement. Elles mettent également l’accent sur l’importance continuelle des valeurs et des pratiques traditionnelles ainsi que sur les attitudes propices à la persistance et à l’innovation. Le leadership autochtone est une composante essentielle de la résilience continue alors que l’écosystème évolue sans cesse. Les caractéristiques de résilience des collectivités côtières et leur capacité à déterminer leurs propres réponses au changement doivent faire l’objet d’une plus grande attention afin d’être à la hauteur de l’effort de recherche visant à comprendre l’écosystème. 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