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Use and Reclamation of Traditional Food Sources Alaska Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements
The ongoing harvest of traditional foods maintains and (re)establishes connections between Alaskan Native peoples, the land, water and plant and animal kin. By participating in these practices, the physical, mental,… Read More
Community Gardens Promoting Food Sovereignty Alaska Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements
In addition to traditional harvest of wild meats, fish, berries and greens, gardening and farming is increasingly becoming an avenue for Alaskan Native communities to increase the food security and… Read More
Health and Healing Benefits of Food Sovereignty Alaska Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements
The health and wellbeing of people is largely dependent on the environment in which they live, access to clean drinking water and sanitization, and the foods in which they consume.… Read More
What is Food Sovereignty – Alaska Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements
Food is at the heart of Alaskan Native Cultures. From hunting and fishing, to trapping and gathering, preparation and participation has kept communities fed and grounded in relationship to one… Read More
Summer 2021 at the Morris Thompson Center
Culture Gets Connected: “Our People Speak” and “Language Journeys” Series Connect with authentic Alaska Native culture through live and recorded talk shows about Native languages, traditional Alaska Native ways and… Read More
Tugging at Our Roots: Alaska Native Medicinal Plants
Plants have served as the basis of medicine since time immemorial and they still compose the vast majority of medicines today. Special guest Kathleen Hildebrand Meckel addresses the topic of… Read More
Language Journeys: Tristan Madros on Denakke’ and Holikachuk
In the first episode of “Language Journeys,” a series brought to the Morris Thompson Center through a collaboration with Doyon Foundation, Tristan Madros shared some of the memories and experiences… Read More
Our People Speak: The Smell of Moosehide – Traditional Regalia Today
Traditionally, members of Alaska Native communities might have celebrated major life events including coming of age, womanhood, and first hunts. Today school graduations have become an important rite of passage,… Read More
Our People Speak: Springing Out – Next Generations Prepare for a New Season
April signals the beginning of spring here in Alaska. For many Alaska Natives that means time to start preparing for summer activities, like making and mending fishnets and beginning to… Read More