Abstract
The lasting impacts of colonization and climate change have contributed to the lack of affordability, accessibility, and availability of healthy, land-based foods for Indigenous peoples, which has become increasingly urgent as global warming is experienced differently among Indigenous peoples than non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Historical and ongoing encroachment of colonial entities onto Indigenous lands and waterways have severely impacted food systems and sustainable practices. In this paper, we discuss the lingering impacts of colonialism, such as the finding that Indigenous women often experience higher rates of food insecurity than men, using gender-based intersectional analysis (GBA+). Overall, we situate climate change using gender-based analysis for different Indigenous peoples situated in Canada in relation to settler colonialism food security and community well-being.
Presenters
Francis Adu-FebiriSociology Professor, Social Sciences, Camosun, Victoria, Canada, British Columbia, Canada Jacqueline M. Quinless
Adjunct professor, Sociology, University of victoria , Canada
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SETTLER COLONIALISM, CLIMATE CRISIS, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS
