Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways

Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well

• Author(s): Mariaelena Huambachano,
• Publisher: Univ of California Press
• Pages: 248
• ISBN_10: 0520396162
  ISBN_13: 9780520396166
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Indigenous Food of the Americas , History / United States / State & Local / General , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies , Social Science / Agriculture & Food , Social Science / Indigenous Studies ,

Description:... "Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways is the first relational ethnography of Quechua and Måaori peoples' philosophies of well-being, traditional ecological knowledge, and contributions to sustainable food systems. Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, this book explores how Quechua and Måaori peoples describe, define, and enact well-being through the lens of foodways. By analyzing how two Indigenous communities operationalize knowledge to promote sustainable food systems, physical and spiritual well-being, and community health, Mariaelena Huambachano unearths a powerful philosophy of food sovereignty called the Chakana/Maahutonga. Huambachano argues that this Indigenous food sovereignty framework offers a foundation for understanding the practices and policies needed to transform the global food system to nourish the world and preserve the Earth. One of the key features of this book, written for Indigenous communities, students, and scholars, is the development of the author's original research methodology, called the Khipu Model, which will serve as a vital resource for future research on Indigenous ways of knowing"--