Farmers, foodies and First Nations: getting to food sovereignty in Canada

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1153-1173

  Desmarais, Annette Aurélie ^a   Wittman, Hannah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Food Secure Canada; food sovereignty; indigenous food systems; National Farmers Union; Union Paysanne; urban food movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919837734     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2013.876623     Document Type: Article

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