RAPID: Collaborative Research: Impact of COVID-19 on Food Access in Indigenous Communities in the Arctic and Southwest U.S.

这一快速奖项支持了对新冠肺炎对阿拉斯加和美国西南部土著粮食获取、安全和主权影响的比较研究。需要对这些影响进行系统研究，1)了解美国土著社区面临的粮食安全障碍，2)确定促进有弹性和可持续的粮食系统的创新。该项目采用以知识联合生产为重点的参与性框架，将对新冠肺炎对谋生做法、传统食品知识和食品获取的影响进行基线评估。增进对粮食安全障碍和土著食物方式复原力的了解，将使社区和政策制定者能够积极计划应对未来的不利事件。加强备灾将使阿拉斯加和美国西南部的土著社区直接受益，并更广泛地为促进国民健康和福利做出贡献。该项目采用参与性的、社区驱动的方法，有来自阿拉斯加和美国西南部的土著研究伙伴参与。项目的设计、部署和成果的传播将由一个由现有土著食品知识网络(IFKN)成员组成的研究咨询委员会(RAC)指导。将从现有的合作者网络中通过滚雪球抽样招募大约30名参与者。数据收集将主要通过远程进行的访谈进行。采访记录将按主题进行编码和分析，以推断阿拉斯加和美国西南部社区之间的共性和差异。项目结果将通过会议报告和同行评议出版物以白皮书的形式直接报告给参与者。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This RAPID award supports the comparative study of COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous food access, security, and sovereignty in Alaska and the Southwest U.S. Systematic study of these impacts is needed 1) to understand the obstacles to food security facing Indigenous communities across the United States and 2) to identify the innovations that promote resilient and sustainable food systems. Employing a participatory framework the prioritizes knowledge co-production, this project will provide a baseline assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on subsistence practices, traditional food knowledge, and food access. Improved understanding of the obstacles to food security and the resiliencies in Indigenous foodways will enable both communities and policy makers to plan proactively for future adverse events. Enhanced preparedness will directly benefit Indigenous communities in Alaska and the Southwest U.S. and contribute more generally to advancing national health and welfare. This project employs a participatory, community-driven methodology involving Indigenous research partners from Alaska and the U.S. Southwest. Project design, deployment, and dissemination of results will be guided by a research advisory committee (RAC) comprised of members of the existing Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN). Approximately thirty participants will be recruited from an existing network of collaborators and through snowball sampling. Data collection will occur primarily through interviews conducted remotely. Interview transcripts will be thematically coded and analyzed to infer commonalities and differences between communities in Alaska and the U.S. Southwest. Project results will be reported directly to participants, in a white paper, through conference presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.