An Indigenous food sovereignty initiative is positively associated with well-being and cultural connectedness in a survey of Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: BMC Public Health
• Main Authors: Blanchet, Rosanne, Batal, Malek, Johnson-Down, Louise, Johnson, Suzanne, Louie, Colette, Terbasket, Eliza, Terbasket, Pauline, Wright, Howie, Willows, Noreen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; British Columbia; Canada; Sockeye; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11229-2; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12889-021-11229-2.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-021-11229-2/fulltext.html

Abstract Background For the Syilx Okanagan Nation in Canada, salmon has vital nutritional, cultural, and spiritual significance. Yet, the Okanagan Sockeye salmon population came to near extinction, resulting in a drastic decline in salmon consumption from high historical levels. Thus, restoring and...