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Title:

A land not forgotten : Indigenous food security & land-based practices in Northern Ontario / edited by Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason.

Publisher:

University of Manitoba Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xvi, 162 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Subject:

Indians of North America--Food--Ontario, Northern.
Indians of North America--Health and hygiene--Ontario, Northern.
Indians of North America--Land tenure--Ontario, Northern.
Indians of North America--Ontario, Northern--Social conditions.
Food security--Ontario, Northern.
Local foods--Ontario, Northern.
Food--Social aspects--Ontario, Northern.
Ontario, Northern--Rural conditions.

Other Authors:

Robidoux, Michael A., editor.
Mason, Courtney Wade, 1979- editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Conversations with Wawakapewin elder Simon Frogg -- Food security in rural Indigneous communities -- What happened to Indigenous food sovereignty in northern Ontario? : imposed political, economic, socio-ecological, and cultural systems changes -- Understanding the legacy of colonial contact from a physiological perspective : nutrition transitions and the rise of dietary disease in northern Indigenous peoples -- Collaborative responses to rebuilding local food autonomy in three Indigenous communities in northewestern Ontario -- Traversing the terrain of Indigenous land-based education : connecting theory to program implementation -- Pimatisiwin : women, wellness, and land-based practices for Omushkego youth -- Restoring local food systems : a call to action.

Summary:

"Food insecurity takes a disproportionate toll on the health of Canada's Indigenous people. "A Land Not Forgotten" examines the disruptions in local food practices as a result of colonization and the cultural, educational, and health consequences of those disruptions. This multidisciplinary work demonstrates how some Indigenous communities in northern Ontario are addressing challenges to food security through the restoration of land-based cultural practices. Improving Indigenous health, food security, and sovereignty means reinforcing practices that build resiliency in ecosystems and communities. As this book contends, this includes facilitating productive collaborations and establishing networks of Indigenous communities and allies to work together in promotion and protection of Indigenous food systems. This will influence diverse groups and encourage them to recognize the complexity of colonial histories and the destructive health impacts in Indigenous communities. In addition to its multidisciplinary lens, the authors employ a community based participatory approach that privileges Indigenous interests and perspectives. "A Land Not Forgotten" provides a comprehensive picture of the food security and health issues Indigenous peoples are encountering in Canada's rural north."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0887557570
9780887557576

OCLC:

(OCoLC)961154692

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)