A Holistic Definition of Healthy Traditional Harvest Practices for Rural Indigenous Communities in Interior Alaska

Traditional harvest practices of the harvesting and sharing of fish, wildlife, and other wild resources are an integral source of food security that support physical, mental, and spiritual wellness, education, socio-economic development, and cultural identity a * Corresponding author: Krista M. Heeringa, Community Partnerships for Self Reliance, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); 2160 Koyukuk Drive; Fairbanks AK 99775 USA; +1-907-474-1880; kmheeringa@alaska.edu b Orville Huntington, Wildlife and Parks, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC); 122 1st Ave.; Fairbanks AK 99701 USA; +1-907-452-8251; orville.huntington@tananachiefs.org c Brooke Woods, Hunting and Fishing Task Force, TCC; 122 1st Ave.; Fairbanks AK 99701 USA; +1-907-452-8251; Brooke.Wright@tananachiefs.org d F. Stuart Chapin III, Professor Emeritus, Ecology, Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF; P.O. Box 757000; Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA; +1-907-590-9672; fschapiniii@alaska.edu e Richard E. Hum, Assistant Professor of Cross Cultural Studies, UAF; Center for Cross Cultural Studies; P.O. Box 756730; Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA; +1-907-474-5897; rehum@alaska.edu f Todd J. Brinkman, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Institute of Arctic Biology, UAF; P.O. Box 757000; Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA; +1-907-474-7139; tjbrinkman@alaska.edu g Workshop participants: Caroline Brown, Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Casey L. Brown, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Tina Buxbaum, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); Malinda Chase, Tribal Climate Science and Adaptation Liaison; Arnold Demoski, Nulato Tribal Council; Christina Edwin, Rural Development, UAF; Nathan Elswick, Anvik Tribal Council; Steve Frank, Native Village of Venetie Tribal Governments; Tessa Hasbrouck, Biology and Wildlife, UAF; Don Honea, Ruby Tribal Council; Benedict Jones, Koyukuk Traditional Chief; Marilyn Jones, Anvik Tribal Member; Debra Lynn, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC); Joe Matesi, Alaska Native Language Center, UAF; Lindsey Parkinson, Biology and Wildlife, UAF; Jennifer Probert-Erhart, TCC; Robin S. Reid, Colorado State University; Barrett Ristroph, Ristroph Law, Planning, and Research; Edward Sarten, Ruby Tribal Council; Ben Stevens, Hunting and Fishing Task Force, TCC; Carrie Stevens, Tribal Management, UAF; Walter Stickman, Nulato Tribal Council Funding and IRB Disclosures Community Research Partnerships for Sustainable Traditional Harvest Practices was funded by the National Science Foundation (award # 1518563). Human subjects research was approved by the University of Alaska Institutional Review Board (IRB# 542653). Special JAFSCD Issue Indigenous Food Sovereignty in North America