Abstract
Settler colonialism disrupted traditional Indigenous foodways and practices and created high rates of diet-related disease among Indigenous peoples. Food sovereignty, the rights of Indigenous peoples to determine their own food systems, is a culturally centered movement rooted in traditional Indigenous knowledge. This approach directly intervenes upon systems-level barriers to health, making it an important strategy for health equity. While food sovereignty initiatives can be found within many Indigenous communities, the conceptual linkages between food sovereignty and health have not been well documented within the public health literature. We present a practice-informed conceptual framework developed as part of the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE) initiative, a community–academic partnership with the goal of strengthening Indigenous food systems and practices to promote health and well-being. The framework emphasizes connectedness, including the transmission of knowledge across generations and the restoration of relational responsibilities, as central to Indigenous concepts of health and wellness. © 2023 Society for Public Health Education.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1070-1074 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Health Promot. Pract. |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Alaska Native
- American Indian
- food sovereignty
- health equity
- Indigenous
- Native American
- Native Hawaiian
- Diet
- Food
- Health Promotion
- Humans
- Indigenous Peoples
- Public Health
- diet
- food
- health promotion
- human
- indigenous people
- public health