Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems builds upon the indispensable resource Indigenous Food Systems (Settee and Shukla, 2020). Cultivating new partnerships with scholars, community organizations, and grassroots practitioners across the globe, this follow-up volume aims to improve the understanding and outcomes of planetary health and sustainable food systems through cross-cultural sharing of Indigenous-focused research and experiences. Community-based case studies guide readers to understand the emergence, potential application, and renewal of Indigenous food systems and planetary health innovations and their role in supporting the well-being of their communities and lands and advancing the global vision of sustainable futures through interdisciplinary perspectives. This novel edited volume is well-suited for courses in Indigenous studies, food studies, human geography, Indigenous and public health, health policy, cultural studies, global studies, Indigenous governance, environmental studies and science, natural resources and environmental management, and several interdisciplinary programs with a special focus on Indigenous knowledges and perspectives on agriculture, food systems, and planetary health.
Shailesh Shukla is a Chair and an Associate Professor at the Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Winnipeg. His teaching and research interests include exploring and promoting Indigenous perspectives and knowledge systems to improve food security, sovereignty, well-being, and planetary health in Canada and globally. Priscilla Settee is a member of Cumberland House Swampy Cree First Nations and Professor Emerita in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She is recognized nationally and internationally as an award-winning professor, writer, and global activist. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Crops and Cropping Systems at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the PI of the Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory. His work focuses on traditional agricultural development pathways and management strategies, the preservation and revitalization of traditional crops and ways of growing food, and improving agricultural practices for a healthier, more equitable, and more environmentally friendly food system.
Foreword Introduction SECTION I: Insights Chapter 1: He Kauwa Wale ke Kanaka: Worldview and Agriculture in Hawai'i Chapter 2: Bribripa Ma Batseitse: A Sustainable Food System from a Bribri Indigenous Perspective Chapter 3: Planetary Health and Indigenous Food Systems: The Struggle for Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas in Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada Chapter 4: Peasant Women's Indigenous Knowledge of the Transnational Food Sovereignty Movement in South Korea Chapter 5: Meaning and Practice of Ancient Grains Cultivation in Three Diverse Localities SECTION II: Initiatives Chapter 6: Rising Tides: Climate Change and Restorying Landscapes for Rejuvenating Indigenous Food Systems and Restoring Health and Well-Being Chapter 7: Indigenous Women's Contributions to Post-Production Food Provisioning in Nigeria's Rural Communities Chapter 8: Indigenous Resilience Explored in Traditional Food Systems of Savara Communities in Andhra Pradesh, India Chapter 9: "I Need to Decolonize My Mind:" Food Sovereignty Promoting Woman-Centered Balance, Reconnection, and Wellness Chapter 10: Haudenosaunee Brilliance and Relational Landscapes: Caring for Community and Mother Earth with Traditional Foods and Medicines SECTION III: Innovations Chapter 11: Wisahkotewinowak: Revitalizing tim Indigenous Food Systems and Environments within the Grand River Territory Chapter 12: Innovative Food Systems Involving Edible Insects and Climatic Conditions Within Indigenous Knowledge Chapter 13: Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands: Perpetuating "That which Feeds" Through Intergenerational Advocacy in Palikea, Wai?anae Moku, O?ahu Chapter 14: Indigenous Seed Sovereignty and the Lekil Kuxlejal Ich'el ta muk' in the Context of Climate Change: Network of Guardians of Native Seeds and Mother Earth in Mayan Chiapas, Mexico Chapter 15: The Rockefeller Food Systems Vision Prize: Identifying and Supporting Emergent Solutions for Food Systems Transformation Synthesis Index
