Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways

Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-520-39616-6
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 151 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways explores how Quechua and Maori peoples describe, define, and enact well-being through the lens of foodways. By analyzing how these two Indigenous communities operationalize knowledge to promote sustainable food systems, physical and spiritual well-being, and community health, Mariaelena Huambachano puts forth a powerful philosophy of food sovereignty called the Chakana/Mahutonga. She argues that this 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 is the development of the author’s original research methodology—the Khipu Model—which will serve as a vital resource for future research on Indigenous ways of knowing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huambachano, Mariaelena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kochen, Essen, Trinken
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Meeting of Two Different Worlds:

Camote and Kumara

1. Indigenous Food Sovereignty

2. The Weaving of the Khipu Model: An Indigenous Knowledge-Based Research Framework

3. Together, We Grow: Quechua and Maori Understandings of Well-Being and Shared Similarities to Sustainable Food Systems

4. Allin Kawsay and Values and Principles for Sustainable Food Systems

5. Well-Being through a Maori Lens: Maori Principles and Values Linked to Sustainable Food Systems

6. Rematriating Holistic/Collective Well-Being: The Chakana/Mahutonga, an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Framework
Conclusion. We Want Foods That Tell Our Story: Reclaiming and Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Glossary of Maori and Quechua Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mariaelena Huambachano is Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities – Native and Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University.