Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States - Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Directions in Native American Studies Series
Release date:	August 2019
Editors:	Devon A. Mihesuah • Elizabeth Hoover
Foreword by:	Winona LaDuke
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	390
ISBN-13:	978-0-8061-6321-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-8061-6321-6
Barcode:	9780806163215

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