Dr. Shailesh Shukla, Indigenous Studies Associate Professor, has led a publication of a new book, Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems, with his co-editors Priscilla Settee and Noa Kekuewa Lincoln.
Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems builds upon his previously published resource Indigenous Food Systems (Settee and Shukla, 2020). Cultivating new partnerships with scholars, community organizations, and grassroots practitioners across the globe, this follow-up volume aims to improve the understanding and outcomes of planetary health and sustainable food systems through cross-cultural sharing of Indigenous-focused teachings, research and experiences.
The global case studies of this are indispensable resources for anyone wanting to understand the contributions and potentials of Indigenous knowledges, voices and initiatives in informing, enriching and transforming the perspectives, practices and policies of sustainable food systems and health of the planet.
Community-based case studies guide readers to understand the emergence, potential application, and renewal of Indigenous food systems and planetary health innovations and their role in supporting the well-being of their communities and lands and advancing the global vision of sustainable futures through interdisciplinary perspectives.
This volume contains Indigenous insights and inspiring community-initiatives from Turtle Island and many countries of global south including Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hawaii, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Turtle Island (Canada and USA) and Zimbabwe that addresses the issues of food security, sovereignty and sustainability of Planetary health. It can be helpful to teachers, researchers and general public as it offers many simple and user-friendly pedagogical tools including key terms, learning objectives, glossaries, critical thinking questions, suggested reading lists and index.
The book is well-suited for courses in Indigenous studies, food studies, human geography, Indigenous and public health, health policy, cultural studies, global studies, Indigenous governance, environmental studies and science, natural resources and environmental management, and several interdisciplinary programs with a special focus on Indigenous knowledges and perspectives on agriculture, food systems, and planetary health.
This book and earlier book on Indigenous food systems are currently being used as a resources for courses including the field course on Indigenous food Systems (IS-2401) at UWinnipeg that Dr. Shukla offers every summer.
Virtual events
There are two virtual events to discuss key lessons and findings:
- March 31 by Prairie Vision Network, 4:30 p.m. on Zoom (registration at this link)
- April 28 by Boston University, 5 p.m. on Zoom (registration at this link)
