Agroecology in the North: Centering Indigenous food sovereignty and land stewardship in agriculture “frontiers”

Mindy Jewell Price (), Alex Latta (), Andrew Spring (), Jennifer Temmer (), Carla Johnston (), Lloyd Chicot (), Jessica Jumbo () and Margaret Leishman ()
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Mindy Jewell Price: University of California, Berkeley
Alex Latta: Wilfrid Laurier University
Andrew Spring: Wilfrid Laurier University
Jennifer Temmer: Wilfrid Laurier University
Carla Johnston: Balsillie School of International Affairs
Lloyd Chicot: Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation
Jessica Jumbo: Sambaa K’e First Nation
Margaret Leishman: Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation

Agriculture and Human Values, 2022, vol. 39, issue 4, No 5, 1206 pages

Abstract: Abstract Warming temperatures in the circumpolar north have led to new discussions around climate-driven frontiers for agriculture. In this paper, we situate northern food systems in Canada within the corporate food regime and settler colonialism, and contend that an expansion of the conventional, industrial agriculture paradigm into the Canadian North would have significant socio-cultural and ecological consequences. We propose agroecology as an alternative framework uniquely accordant with northern contexts. In particular, we suggest that there are elements of agroecology that are already being practiced in northern Indigenous communities as part of traditional hunter-gatherer food systems. We present a framework for agroecology in the North and discuss its components of environmental stewardship, economies, knowledge, social dimensions and governance using examples from the Dehcho region, Northwest Territories, Canada. Finally, we discuss several challenges and cautions in creating policy around agroecology in the North and encourage community-based research in developing and testing this framework moving forward.

Keywords: Canada; North; Agroecology; Indigenous; Food sovereignty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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