Established in January 1978, Stephen R. Braund & Associates (SRB&A) is an Alaska-owned applied anthropological firm based in Anchorage, Alaska. SRB&A has conducted extensive research in rural Alaska as well as in the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Japan, participating in over 200 ethnographic, anthropological, and cultural resources (including Section 106) studies. SRB&A has a reputation for producing high-quality products in an efficient manner, based on our understanding of Alaska, our expertise in rural subsistence patterns and cultural resources, and our innovative and problem-solving approach to social science research in Alaska.