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Katherine Reedy, PhD Associate Professor Anthropology Specialties: Alaska, Arctic Indigenous peoples, Aleut, Commercial fishing, Subsistence, HumanEnvironmental Relationships, Community Sustainability Island Anthropology: Indigenous Aleut Fishermen of the Bering Sea and North Pacific The Aleut peoples of the Aleutian Islands are indigenous fishermen and hunters who are situated in one of the richest marine environments in the world. The region is also one of the most seismically active, volcanic, stormy, expensive, and challenging landscapes in which to live and work. Aleut people have survived and thrived on these islands for thousands of years but face modern challenges to their communities linked to industrialized fishing, environmental agendas, and volatility in marine resources. This talk analyzes the survival strategies of these coastal communities and the role of anthropology in supporting their sustainability. Why the World needs Anthropologists The world is shrinking. People, goods, money, belief systems, ideas, and information are increasingly moving around the globe, accelerating human interaction and compressing the experience of time and space. But the world is not shrinking at the same rate for everyone in all places, and marginalized peoples experience this new world differently. The new economic, political, health, and environmental challenges of the 21st century demand research that actively addresses human problems across this spectrum. This course shows the ways in which practicing anthropologists work to understand and solve these problems using our diverse toolkit of methods and perspectives.