A land not forgotten : indigenous food security and land-based practices in northern Ontario / an edited collection manuscript submitted by Michael A. Robidoux & Courtney W. Mason.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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 implementations -- Pimatisiwin : women, wellness, and land-based practices for Omushkego youth -- Restoring local food systems : a call to action.

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