This edited volume assembles contributions from a suite of Native scholar-activists to explore how the concept of food sovereignty applies to various Indigenous communities throughout the United States, and perhaps in distinct ways to US Indigeneity as a whole. Chapters range from descriptions of historical Native foodways and their undermining through processes associated with settler colonialism to examples of contemporary initiatives and activities that are working to reform food systems among Native communities in the United States. The content speaks to the diversity of US Native groups and the environmental contexts in which they were historically (or are currently) situated. Thus, the volume also highlights the diverse traditional subsistence systems that characterize(d) US Native peoples, including both historically agricultural and nonagricultural societies, and the unique challenges faced by various communities to maintain or regenerate traditional foodways. Ultimately, the chapters work together to assert that efforts to promote food sovereignty in...
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