Elder Voices: Wisdom about Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems from the Holders of Knowledge

Flanagan, Hope; Frizzell, Linda Bane; Kassi, Norma; Nuvayestewa, Leon; Warne, Beverly S; Kurzer, Mindy S.

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“…This “‘knowledge in the blood’ refers to the knowledge embedded in the historical, psychic, spiritual, economic, political, and psychological lives of the … community” (Adeyinka, 2010, p. 406). This intergenerational transfer of knowledge covers a wide range of “methods” of gathering knowledge that can be shared to help others who seek out the knowledge (Flanagan et al, 2021).…”

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Indigenous resilience and healing through dreams and spirituality.

Ward

2024

Dreaming

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Through Indigenous dream knowledge, Indigenous youth are beginning to find or achieve a new resilience. Their new set of guidance is coming from the dream narrative's contribution to healing their trauma as more and more people take back their stolen culture, especially, regarding dreams and spirituality that may aid in the building of resilience and healing of trauma. This article looks at the concept of Indigenous dream narrative from the intersections of resilience, spirituality, healing, and trauma by looking at traditional knowledge shared through lived experiences to understand this essential part of Indigenous culture. There are many ways of interpreting of dreams, however, this article will focus on the wisdom and knowledge of Elders and others, who are familiar with Indigenous social-cultural and spiritual perspectives. Analyzing dreams or "dream weaving" is a conduit with a message that can bring about healing and wellbeing (Lorenz, 2013;Riley-Mukavetz, 2021). An evaluation of dreams, lucid dreaming, and dream knowledge will be included along with spirituality and two-eyed seeing. This enables a duality for assessing how dreams are interpreted within a healing context. Interpreting dreams through the areas of spirituality and healing puts this method in conjunction with the Elders' roles. This knowledge presented, reflects my own lived experience as an educator of settler-Indigenous background, as I acknowledge how dreams are used to interpret one's spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental stability.

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Section: Dream Transmissionmentioning

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Indigenous resilience and healing through dreams and spirituality.

Ward

2024

Dreaming

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“…To mitigate the problems associated with this and achieve the sustainable development goals, international organizations and experts recommend increasing plant-based food consumption due to its lesser impact on the environment coupled with the associated health benefits [ 15 , 16 ]. Studies also report that revitalizing Indigenous food systems is crucial to face the global syndemic [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Indigenous people know native species such as fruits and vegetables that are abundant in nature, counting 1097 edible species worldwide, which can contribute to a more diverse diet and can adapt to difficult environmental conditions such as poor-quality soil and cold/hot weather.…”

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“…Colonization is also traumatic for Indigenous people due to the positivist research paradigm imposed by Western researchers, in which the methods negate Indigenous experiences, with no benefits for communities [ 23 , 24 , 25 ]. In the last decades, Indigenous people have advocated for more inclusive and participatory research methods where Indigenous communities can guide the research according to their needs (in their words, “no more research about us without us”) [ 19 ]. In 2007, the United Nations’ declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples also highlighted the importance of having research on Indigenous people governed by Indigenous people [ 26 ].…”

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Co-Designing Research for Sustainable Food Systems and Diets with Aboriginal Communities: A Study Protocol

Lopes,

Mihrshahi,

Hunter

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(1) Background: Food choices and systems have contributed to various health and environmental issues, resulting in the global syndemic (obesity, undernutrition and climate change). Studies show that revitalizing Indigenous food systems and including native plant-based foods in our diet may be important for promoting health, reducing diet-linked chronic diseases and mitigating environmental changes. However, it is still a challenge to ‘Indigenize’ research by including Aboriginal people in all project phases to achieve culturally appropriate collaboration. We describe the development of a protocol using co-design methods to explore how knowledge can be exchanged around Aboriginal food practices related to native plant-based foods to facilitate benefits and share opportunities for sustainable food systems and Aboriginal aspirations, as well as to promote health in these communities. (2) Methods: This qualitative study includes five phases. In Phase I, we will start building a trusting relationship with the communities and train the research team. In Phase II, we will receive the consent to co-design and establish the Aboriginal Reference Group to ensure that Aboriginal people will lead this project. In Phase III, the investigators will run the interviews/focus groups and record the discussions about the community’s place-based needs, understanding the community aspirations for a sustainable food system and the potential opportunities for doing research and strengthening community between research and community. In Phase IV, the records will be analyzed with the Aboriginal Reference Group, and summaries will be shared with community members. Phase V will establish case studies to support the implementation of community aspirations. (3) Discussion: This study protocol describes the process of ensuring that research for sustainable food systems meets Indigenous aspirations and health promotion in Indigenous communities.

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Indigenous Wisdom and Heroism

Ritchie

2023

Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies

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Elder Voices: Wisdom about Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems from the Holders of Knowledge

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Indigenous resilience and healing through dreams and spirituality.

Indigenous resilience and healing through dreams and spirituality.

Co-Designing Research for Sustainable Food Systems and Diets with Aboriginal Communities: A Study Protocol

Indigenous Wisdom and Heroism

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