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

该RAPID奖支持COVID-19对阿拉斯加和美国西南部土著食品获取，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）了解美国各地土著社区面临的粮食安全障碍，2）确定促进弹性和可持续粮食系统的创新。该项目采用参与式框架，优先考虑知识共同生产，将对COVID-19对生计做法、传统食品知识和食品获取的影响进行基线评估。提高对粮食安全的障碍和土著食物通道的破坏性的认识，将使社区和决策者能够积极主动地为未来的不利事件做好计划。加强准备工作将直接使阿拉斯加和美国西南部的土著社区受益，并更广泛地促进国家健康和福利。该项目采用参与式，社区驱动的方法，涉及来自阿拉斯加和美国的土著研究合作伙伴。项目设计、部署和成果传播将由一个研究咨询委员会（RAC）指导，该委员会由现有的土著食品知识网络（IFKN）成员组成。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访谈进行。访谈记录将按主题编码和分析，以推断阿拉斯加和美国西南部社区之间的共性和差异。项目结果将以白色文件、会议报告和同行评议出版物的形式直接向参与者报告。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.