Native Circles

Alaska Native History and Food Sovereignty with Bridget Groat

May 15, 2022 Dr. Farina King & Sarah Newcomb Season 1 Episode 11
Native Circles
Alaska Native History and Food Sovereignty with Bridget Groat
Show Notes

At the time of this conversation, Dr. Bridget Groat was an assistant professor in the Native American and Indigenous Studies and history departments at Fort Lewis College. She is originally from Naknek, Alaska, which is a village located in the Bristol Bay region. She is Inupiaq, Alutiiq, Yup'ik, and Dena'ina. Her research focuses on salmon, Alaska Natives, food sovereignty, land and water, environmental history, Indigenous women, and Indigenous people.

She earned her doctoral degree in History at Arizona State University. Her dissertation is titled, "The Changing Tides of Bristol Bay: Salmon, Sovereignty, and Bristol Bay Natives" (2019). In 2022, she started a position as the Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Wyoming.

Resources and ways to support:

United Tribes of Bristol Bay - www.utbb.com

Patagonia - www.patagonia.com

Trout Unlimited - www.tu.org