From moose hunting to berry gathering to salmon fishing, traditional subsistence life ways are an essential component of Alaska Native identities, history, values, and cultures in the Interior. But this sacred way of life is under threat. Dual state and federal processes that shape subsistence regulations in Alaska systematically fail to ensureAlaskaNative voices, values, and ways of knowing/being are reflected in regulatory decisions that disproportionately impact them. As a result, subsistence regulations enacted at the state and federal level threaten Alaska Native food security, economic stability, cultural integrity, and spiritual well-being.
