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"ahbahjipdooneh woolibahmowsoowahkn": reclaiming indigenous health through water and food sovereignty

Award Number: R21MD018128
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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The project describes a community based participatory research (CBPR) approach to engaging the Maine tribes in managing risks associated with environmental contamination. Each community has expressed concerns about the health of their waters and quality of their subsistence foods with particular concerns around Food Sovereignty, defined as “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.” Our central hypothesize is that integrating CBPR and participatory science can be used to equip tribal communities with the tools to manage and balance their risks associated with contamination of water and subsistence foods. We aim to, 1. Build capacity for participatory science amongst tribal youth by providing them the tools for sample collection and basic contaminant monitoring, with more advanced analyses conducted in the University labs; 2. Through collaborations between the Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness (WPHW), Tribal Elders and other Indigenous Knowledge Keepers; traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) around subsistence food consumption patterns and use of waterways for fishing and other activities will be documented through recordings and other media; 3. TEK will be incorporated into health risk assessments in order to support culturally appropriate risk communication and risk management strategies for affected communities. WPHW will serve as a central repository for this information, in order to ensure that it is readily accessible to all of Maine’s Tribes. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide the capacity and training within tribal communities to make informed decisions on the health of their traditional foods and waterways. This in turn will provide the foundations for a larger program that will serve the environmental health needs of Maine’s Tribal communities, while at the same time respecting and supporting food sovereignty that can be sustainable over the longer term and in the face of a rapidly changing environment.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $172,229 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL	600 SUFFOLK ST STE 450	LOWELL	MA	01854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	7/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$172,229
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	600 SUFFOLK ST STE 212	LOWELL	MA	01854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	11/21/2023	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $172,229

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $239,604 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	600 SUFFOLK ST STE 212	LOWELL	MA	01854	MIDDLESEX	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	9/25/2023	NEW	$239,604
														Subtotal = $239,604

Grand Total All Awards = $411,833

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"ahbahjipdooneh woolibahmowsoowahkn": reclaiming indigenous health through water and food sovereignty

Award Number: R21MD018128

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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