Food Sovereignty as a Path to Health Equity for Indigenous Communities: Introduction to the Focus Issue

Enhancing Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Health Through the Karuk Agroecosystem Resilience Initiative: We Are Caring for It: xúus nu’éethti

“…This Practice Note shares practical steps and lessons learned from working collaboratively with the Karuk Tribe through two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded projects to support food sovereignty, promote healthy ecosystems, and advance Tribal community health. The process, findings, and lessons learned in our projects closely align with many of the values that guide the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE) which frames this special issue (Jernigan, Demientieff, et al, 2023). In this article, we describe the importance of listening to and learning from Indigenous communities in identifying and addressing community health and food system challenges.…”