Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States
Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health
Elizabeth Hoover editor Devon A Mihesuah editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Published:30th Aug '19
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Centuries of colonization and other factors have disrupted indigenous communities' ability to control their own food systems. This volume explores the meaning and importance of food sovereignty for Native peoples in the United States, and asks whether and how it might be achieved and sustained.
Unprecedented in its focus and scope, this collection addresses nearly every aspect of indigenous food sovereignty, from revitalizing ancestral gardens and traditional ways of hunting, gathering, and seed saving to the difficult realities of racism, treaty abrogation, tribal sociopolitical factionalism, and the entrenched beliefs that processed foods are superior to traditional tribal fare. The contributors include scholar-activists in the fields of ethnobotany, history, anthropology, nutrition, insect ecology, biology, marine environmentalism, and federal Indian law, as well as indigenous seed savers and keepers, cooks, farmers, spearfishers, and community activists. After identifying the challenges involved in revitalizing and maintaining traditional food systems, these writers offer advice and encouragement to those concerned about tribal health, environmental destruction, loss of species habitat, and governmental food control.
Return and recovery is very much at the heart of this volume. Indigenous food sovereignty argues for rooted and collective continuance. More than about development and conservation - or resilience even - it is about sacredness and intimacy, health and sovereignty, food and identity; and it comes from a place deep within."" - Virginia D. Nazarea, author of Heirloom Seeds and Their Keepers: Marginality and Memory in the Conservation of Biological Diversity
""The collective wisdom of Turtle Island's indigenous peoples offered in Indigenous Food Sovereignty charts a course for decolonization and liberation - and a vision for a better food system and a just society."" - Eric Holt-Giménez, author of A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism
""This thoughtfully curated collection of essays gives food scholars a vital window on the gorgeous and fierce resilience of indigenous food systems and the activists who work to preserve them against steep odds. It will shape the way we think about indigenous food systems for years to come."" - Amy Trauger, author of We Want to Live: Making Political Space for Food Sovereignty
""Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States is a detailed text that effectively conveys hope for the future of Indigenous communities while criticizing colonial practices emphasizing that there are serious repercussions for abandoning tradition, and there is beneficial power in reclaiming Indigenous authority over food and environmental practices."" - Transmotion
ISBN: 9780806163215
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
Weight: 526g
390 pages