Open AccessIn This Issue: Indigenous Wisdom and the Sovereignty to Eat Meat
Author(s) -
Duncan Hilchey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2152-0798
pISSN - 2152-0801
DOI - 10.5304/jafscd.2019.09b.023
Subject(s) - food sovereignty , indigenous , sustainable agriculture , paragraph , agriculture , state (computer science) , food systems , officer , food studies , political science , chief executive officer , traditional knowledge , productivity , sovereignty , business , economic growth , public relations , management , food security , geography , economics , law , ecology , archaeology , algorithm , politics , computer science , biology
First paragraph: This special issue draws attention to the roles and responsibili¬ties of knowledge producers, knowledge keepers, and food systems actors in managing and enhancing access to culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods in Indigenous communities in North America. Our sponsor for this issue is the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University. With Executive Director Dr. Kathleen Merrigan (former U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy secretary and chief operating officer), the Swette Center has a global mission to create and disseminate knowledge about food systems that drives economic productivity and social progress.