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

该RAPID奖支持对COVID-19对阿拉斯加和美国西南部土著粮食获取、安全和主权的影响进行比较研究。需要对这些影响进行系统研究，以1)了解美国各地土著社区面临的粮食安全障碍，2)确定促进有弹性和可持续粮食系统的创新。该项目采用以知识合作生产为重点的参与式框架，将对COVID-19对生计方式、传统粮食知识和粮食获取的影响进行基线评估。更好地了解粮食安全的障碍和土著食物方式的复原力，将使社区和决策者能够积极规划未来的不良事件。加强准备将直接使阿拉斯加和美国西南部的土著社区受益，并为促进国家健康和福利作出更广泛的贡献。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西南部的土著研究伙伴。项目的设计、部署和成果的传播将由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。将通过滚雪球抽样从现有的合作者网络中招募大约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。项目结果将以白皮书、会议报告和同行评审出版物的形式直接报告给参与者。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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.