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Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways

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Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways explores how Quechua and Māori peoples describe, define, and enact well‑being through the le...
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Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways explores how Quechua and Māori 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/Māhutonga. 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.
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Price: $29.95
Pages: 248
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 06 August 2024
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520396166
Format: Paperback
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Mariaelena Huambachano is Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities – Native and Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University.
 
Contents

List of Illustrations 
Acknowledgments 

Introduction: A Meeting of Two Different Worlds:
Camote and Kūmara 
1. Indigenous Food Sovereignty 
2. The Weaving of the Khipu Model: An Indigenous Knowledge-Based Research Framework 
3. Together, We Grow: Quechua and Māori 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 Māori Lens: Māori Principles and Values Linked to Sustainable Food Systems 
6. Rematriating Holistic/Collective Well-Being: The Chakana/Māhutonga, an Indigenous  Food Sovereignty Framework
Conclusion. We Want Foods That Tell Our Story: Reclaiming and Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty 

Glossary of Māori and Quechua Terms 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index