Seeking Indigenous food sovereignty: Origins of and responses to the food crisis in northern Manitoba, Canada

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1079-1098

  Rudolph, Karlah Rae ^a   McLachlan, Stephane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

colonialism; environmental justice; food justice; food security; Indigenous food sovereignty

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FOOD SECURITY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOVEREIGNTY;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 84885105370     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.754741     Document Type: Article

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