Indigenous Food Systems: Indigenous Foodways Ecosystem
Overview
Intention
This page is meant to provide a list of relevant actors and organizations within what we are calling the Indigenous Foodways Ecosystem. Here you will find a list of:
- Organizations geared towards capacity building (i.e., business development, financing, marketing, etc.)
- Local, national, and international Indigenous-owned restaurants and retailers
- Organizations in support of seed rematriation
- Land and agricultural support advocates and organizations
- Local Indigenous producers and growers
Introduction
A food business ecosystem is a network of organizations and actors, such as producers, processors, distributors, outlets, and (waste) recyclers. The idea is that each entity within the ecosystem is directly or indirectly connected to the others with varying degrees of dependence and collaboration. How well these entities work together contributes to the stability and collective benefit of the entire system. The resilience and viability of the ecosystem is reliant on support services related to training and consulting, financing, policies and regulations, and marketing and advocacy.
The ASU Library acknowledges the twenty-three Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries. Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. ASU Library acknowledges the sovereignty of these nations and seeks to foster an environment of success and possibility for Native American students and patrons. We are advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies within contemporary library practice. ASU Library welcomes members of the Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh, and all Native nations to the Library.
