A Recipe for Change: Reclamation of Indigenous Food Sovereignty inO-Pipon-Na-Piwin CreeNation for Decolonization, Resource Sharing, and Cultural Restoration

Asfia Gulrukh Kamal · Rene Linklater · Shirley Thompson · Joseph Dipple · Ithinto Mechisowin Committee .

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O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN), an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada, was flooded and forced to relocate from ancestral lands to a nearby settlement under such circumstances. Regaining strength from their inherent cultural values grounded in their relationship with the land, OPCN eventually formed a community-based food program called Ithinto Mechisowin (IMP) (‘food from the land’). This article uses OPCN's concept of resource (wechihituwin) and decolonization (pasekonekewin) to present a nuanced understanding of Indigenous food systems in Canada. We argue that the ways in which IMP inspires reconnection with land, thereby improving access to culturally appropriate healthy food, are steps forward in strengthening Indigenous food sovereignty.

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