Moving Your Body, Soul, and Heart to Share and Harvest Food
Colonialism, and its partner, racism, greatly impact Indigenous food systems across Canada elevating the rates of diet-related diseases and food insecurity. Many Indigenous communities have responded to these challenges with their own community-based, culturally appropriate food solutions, including...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9941b5072a7d41bb9c7a6bb74d44631f 2024-09-15T18:06:34+00:00 Moving Your Body, Soul, and Heart to Share and Harvest Food Kaylee Michnik Shirley Thompson Byron Beardy 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v8i2.446 https://doaj.org/article/9941b5072a7d41bb9c7a6bb74d44631f EN FR eng fre University of Waterloo https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/446 https://doaj.org/toc/2292-3071 2292-3071 doi:10.15353/cfs-rcea.v8i2.446 https://doaj.org/article/9941b5072a7d41bb9c7a6bb74d44631f Canadian Food Studies, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2021) indigenous food sovereignty indigenous education first nations youth food system education Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Social Sciences H article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v8i2.446 2024-08-05T17:49:01Z Colonialism, and its partner, racism, greatly impact Indigenous food systems across Canada elevating the rates of diet-related diseases and food insecurity. Many Indigenous communities have responded to these challenges with their own community-based, culturally appropriate food solutions, including local food production. This participatory research explores the question of traditional food education for First Nations youth through photo elicitation with five young adults employed on a community farm and interviews with twelve Elders, community food educators and Knowledge Keepers. This research provides the building blocks for food education to support a community-based, Indigenous food system and sovereignty, informed by Garden Hill First Nation Elders and youth. Interviews and participatory research established that food education should be rooted in traditional and spiritual beliefs, land-based learning and self-determination, and food policies and programs need to assess the use of technology, financial sustainability, and promote gender balance. Community desires for food education closely match the tenets of Indigenous food sovereignty. This research shows the importance of developing Indigenous food education programs that are community-based and applied. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation 8 2 |
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Colonialism, and its partner, racism, greatly impact Indigenous food systems across Canada elevating the rates of diet-related diseases and food insecurity. Many Indigenous communities have responded to these challenges with their own community-based, culturally appropriate food solutions, including local food production. This participatory research explores the question of traditional food education for First Nations youth through photo elicitation with five young adults employed on a community farm and interviews with twelve Elders, community food educators and Knowledge Keepers. This research provides the building blocks for food education to support a community-based, Indigenous food system and sovereignty, informed by Garden Hill First Nation Elders and youth. Interviews and participatory research established that food education should be rooted in traditional and spiritual beliefs, land-based learning and self-determination, and food policies and programs need to assess the use of technology, financial sustainability, and promote gender balance. Community desires for food education closely match the tenets of Indigenous food sovereignty. This research shows the importance of developing Indigenous food education programs that are community-based and applied. |
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