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Indigenous Community Perspectives of Food Security, Sustainable Food Systems and Strategies to Enhance Access to Local and Traditional Healthy Food for Partnering Williams Treaties First Nations (Ontario, Canada)

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094404

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Indigenous health; food security; food sovereignty; food systems; sustainability; colonialism; community-based; participatory

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  1. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

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This project in partnership with First Nations communities in southern Ontario aimed to revitalize local food systems for food security and sovereignty. Using a conversational method and community-based participatory research, the study identified community perspectives on food security and sustainability, leading to community-led action planning to support Indigenous peoples' rights and holistic wellbeing.
In partnership with communities of the Williams Treaties First Nations in southern Ontario (Canada), we describe an approach to work with communities, and highlight perspectives of food security and sustainability, including priorities and opportunities to revitalize local food systems as a pathway to food security and food sovereignty. The objectives of our project were: (1) to build a shared understanding of food security and sustainability; and (2) to document community priorities, challenges and opportunities to enhance local food access. Utilizing an Indigenous methodology, the conversational method, within the framework of community-based participatory research, formative work undertaken helped to conceptualize food security and sustainability from a community perspective and solidify interests within the four participating communities to inform community-led action planning. Knowledge generated from our project will inform development of initiatives, programs or projects that promote sustainable food systems. The community-based actions identified support a path towards holistic wellbeing and, ultimately, Indigenous peoples' right to food security and food sovereignty.

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