Indigenous peoples' food systems : the many dimensions of culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and health /
Indigenous peoples' food systems : the many dimensions of culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and health /
[edited by] Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Bill Erasmus, Dina Spigelski.
- Rome : Quebec : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, 2009.
- x, 339 pages, 38 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and indexes.
Why are indigenous peoples' food systems important and why do they need documentation? / Harriet V. Kuhnlein -- Back to the future : using traditional food and knowledge to promote a healthy future among Inuit / Grace M. England [and others] -- The Nuxalk food and nutrition program, Coastal British Columbia, Canada : 1981-2006 / Nancy J. Turner [and others] -- Gwich'in traditional food for health : phase 1 / Harriet V. Kuhnlein [and others] -- Traditional food system of an Awajun community in Peru / Hilary Creed-Kanashiro [and others] -- Ingano traditional food and health : phase 1, 2004-2005 / Camilo Correal [and others] -- Documentation of the traditional food system of Pohnpei / Lois Englberger [and others] -- Traditional food systems of indigenous peoples : the Ainu in the Saru River region, Japan / Masami Iwasaki-Goodman, Satomi Ishii and Taichi Kaizawa -- Thailand : food system and nutritional status of indigenous children in a Karen community / Sinee Chotiboriboon [and others] -- Traditional food system of Dalit in zaheerabad region, Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India / Buduru Salomeyesudas and Periyapatna V. Satheesh -- The Bhil food system : links to food security, nutrition and health / Lalita Bhattacharjee [and others] -- The Maasai food system and food and nutrition security / Shadrack Oiye [and others] -- The Igbo traditional food system documented in four states in southern Nigeria / Elizabeth C. Okeke [and others].
The case studies presented in this book show the wealth of knowledge in indigenous communities in diverse ecosystems, the richness of their food resources, the strengths of the local traditional food systems, how people think about and use these foods, the influx of industrial and purchased food, and the circumstances of the nutrition transition in indigenous communities--Publisher's description.
9789251060711 9251060711
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Population Groups
Nutritional Requirements
Food
Cultural Characteristics
TX361.N3 / I53 2009 TX360.5 / .I53 2009
612.3
TX361.N3 / I53 2009
QU 145
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and indexes.
Why are indigenous peoples' food systems important and why do they need documentation? / Harriet V. Kuhnlein -- Back to the future : using traditional food and knowledge to promote a healthy future among Inuit / Grace M. England [and others] -- The Nuxalk food and nutrition program, Coastal British Columbia, Canada : 1981-2006 / Nancy J. Turner [and others] -- Gwich'in traditional food for health : phase 1 / Harriet V. Kuhnlein [and others] -- Traditional food system of an Awajun community in Peru / Hilary Creed-Kanashiro [and others] -- Ingano traditional food and health : phase 1, 2004-2005 / Camilo Correal [and others] -- Documentation of the traditional food system of Pohnpei / Lois Englberger [and others] -- Traditional food systems of indigenous peoples : the Ainu in the Saru River region, Japan / Masami Iwasaki-Goodman, Satomi Ishii and Taichi Kaizawa -- Thailand : food system and nutritional status of indigenous children in a Karen community / Sinee Chotiboriboon [and others] -- Traditional food system of Dalit in zaheerabad region, Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India / Buduru Salomeyesudas and Periyapatna V. Satheesh -- The Bhil food system : links to food security, nutrition and health / Lalita Bhattacharjee [and others] -- The Maasai food system and food and nutrition security / Shadrack Oiye [and others] -- The Igbo traditional food system documented in four states in southern Nigeria / Elizabeth C. Okeke [and others].
The case studies presented in this book show the wealth of knowledge in indigenous communities in diverse ecosystems, the richness of their food resources, the strengths of the local traditional food systems, how people think about and use these foods, the influx of industrial and purchased food, and the circumstances of the nutrition transition in indigenous communities--Publisher's description.
9789251060711 9251060711
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Population Groups
Nutritional Requirements
Food
Cultural Characteristics
TX361.N3 / I53 2009 TX360.5 / .I53 2009
612.3
TX361.N3 / I53 2009
QU 145