An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty

IF 1.2 Q1 HISTORY
Joseph P. Brewer
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Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) systems continue to demonstrate that they play a significant role in developing working relationships between Indigenous communities and the world. By narrowing TEK’s application to ecologically distinct regions, we begin to understand that Indigenous peoples’ local knowledge of a place is experienced and observed over time, and how the incorporation of these knowledge systems can strengthen community initiatives. The study of Alaskan Native knowledge (ANK) that is the focus of this article is specific to cultural regions of Alaska and to areas where certain communities live. To better understand the importance of this “Local ANK,” the author explored its incorporation during a timber harvest in Fort Yukon, Alaska and completed first-person interviews with project personnel of the wood-to-energy project. Local ANK is paramount in the planning and implementation of industrial projects that move Alaskan Natives towards self-determination.
自决的表达:将阿拉斯加本土知识纳入社区驱动的能源主权
传统生态知识体系继续表明,它们在发展土著社区与世界之间的工作关系方面发挥着重要作用。通过将TEK的应用范围缩小到生态独特的地区,我们开始了解土著人民对一个地方的当地知识是随着时间的推移而体验和观察到的,以及这些知识系统的结合如何加强社区倡议。本文关注的阿拉斯加原住民知识研究(ANK)针对阿拉斯加的文化区域和某些社区居住的地区。为了更好地理解这个“当地ANK”的重要性,作者在阿拉斯加育空堡的一次木材收获中探索了它的结合,并完成了对木材转化能源项目人员的第一人称采访。地方ANK在规划和实施推动阿拉斯加原住民走向自决的工业项目方面至关重要。
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