Food Sovereignty and Self Governance: the Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources
The Arctic is undergoing rapid and immense ecological, economic, and social change impacting the food security of Inuit and other Indigenous peoples who are the region’s first inhabitants, stewards, and traditional users. Inuit communities are increasingly engaging national, state, and territorial governments through co-management institutions to manage subsistence resources in a manner reflecting the United States and Canadian governments’ unique obligations to Indigenous Peoples and to safeguard the Arctic’s marine environment.