Decolonization, Food Sovereignty, and Climate Risks: The Case of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Arctic

Parlow, Anita

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94144-4_10

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“…Despite advances made by Inuit for the recognition of their rights, power imbalances remain in resource management. Increasingly scholars are identifying that settler colonialism is at the root of fisheries management in North America and in the Arctic (McMillan and Prosper 2016, Todd 2018, Kuokkanen 2020, Bernauer 2022, Parlow 2022, Silver et al 2022). Settler colonialism is described as a system of power, informed by the particular obligations, expectations, and relationships of Western society (Alfred andCorntassel 2005, Liboiron 2021).…”

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Labrador Inuit resilience and resurgence: embedding Indigenous values in commercial fisheries governance

Cadman¹,

Snook²,

Gilbride³

et al. 2023

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Increasingly there is recognition of the need for new governance and decision-making models in natural resource management that uphold the rights and knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples. These models would support access to and sovereignty over natural resources including fisheries and wild harvested foods. However, research in northern Indigenous communities continually focuses on country foods and subsistence harvests and does not consider the important role of commercial fisheries. It is key to investigate how Inuit cultures and commercial fisheries are linked to understand how fisheries governance should be directed. Through an iterative interview process, we identify values and principles held by Labrador Inuit fishers and fisheries managers regarding the commercial fishing industry, outlining an interconnected set of values that ground how Labrador Inuit relate to the fisheries today. Drawing on the literature, we contrast the current fisheries management paradigm with the values that arise from this study. By identifying and articulating a system of values held by Labrador Inuit in relation to the commercial fishing industry, we articulate a set of principles to inform a desirable and just future for commercial fisheries. This represents a new conceptual model for Inuit commercial fisheries, one that speaks to the resilience of Labrador Inuit, and frames the industry as having value beyond its material dimensions, to include political self-determination, traditional use, and cultural identity.

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