Open AccessSlow Food Terra Madre: A Novel Pathway to Achieving Indigenous Australian Food Sovereignty?
Author(s) -
Zuzanna Kruk-Buchowska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anglica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 0860-5734
DOI - 10.7311/0860-5734.30.1.02
Subject(s) - indigenous , custodians , food sovereignty , grassroots , stewardship (theology) , sovereignty , food systems , work (physics) , environmental stewardship , political science , traditional knowledge , geography , economic growth , environmental planning , environmental ethics , food security , environmental resource management , engineering , agriculture , ecology , law , economics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology , politics , biology
The aim of this paper is to analyse the participation of Indigenous Australians in Slow Food International’s 2018 Salone del Gusto-Terra Madre meeting in Turin, Italy. Slow Food is a global grassroots organisation created to promote local food cultures and traditions, and the organisation’s Terra Madre network highlights the urgent need to pro- tect the food-production systems of Indigenous peoples, valuing their holistic approach and recognising them as custodians of biodiversity. By creating a platform for Indigenous peoples to meet and discuss their challenges and ideas, and by putting Indigenous knowl- edges and stewardship of the environment at the centre of discussions about tackling glob- al environmental challenges, the organisation encourages its Indigenous members to work toward food sovereignty in their respective countries as well as on an international level.