Elements of Successful Food Sovereignty Interventions within Indigenous Communities in the United States and Canada: a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Despite inherent resiliency and strengths, Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada have been impacted by colonialism, which has led to a loss of land, culture, and identity. Loss of land in particular has had substantial impacts on Indigenous food system practices. Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) has been determined to be a mechanism for Indigenous communities to build their capacity to address food insecurity. A systematic review methodology was therefore engaged to gather and analyze the currently published literature to date to identify common elements of successful IFS interventions within Indigenous communities in the United States and Canada. We carried out a systematic search of the following electronic databases: Academic Search Premier, Agricola, PubMed, CINAHL Comple

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez BV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature