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This chapter is responding to food security in Indigenous communities in Canada. Using an autoethnography research framework, Indigenous meaning was explored in view of community-based food security and why it became a challenging issue for many northern Indigenous communities. The ways of Indigenous knowledge have much to offer in support of resilience against food insecurity, considering intercultural reconceptualization of research methodologies with environmental sustainability and educational programs that support Indigenous communities. The goal of this contribution is to enhance the capacities of Indigenous communities to make informed decisions about their food security short-to-long term by developing new ways of food sovereignty.
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Refers to the collective group of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples with an understanding that each is unique and diverse in their culture, traditions, language and worldviews.
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The term minority refers as religious and ethnic minorities, including Indigenous people in Bangladesh (Datta, 2020).
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Charles, C.J., Datta, R. (2022). (Research): Indigenous Community-Based Food Security: A Learning Experience from Cree and Dene First Nation Communities. In: Berkman, P.A., Vylegzhanin, A.N., Young, O.R., Balton, D.A., Øvretveit, O.R. (eds) Building Common Interests in the Arctic Ocean with Global Inclusion. Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89312-5_16
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