TY - JOUR AU - Jäger, Mary Beth AU - Ferguson, Daniel AU - Huntington, Orville AU - Johnson, Michael AU - Johnson, Noor AU - Juan, Amy AU - Larson, Shawna AU - Pulsifer, Peter AU - Reader, Tristan AU - Strawhacker, Colleen AU - Walker, Althea AU - Whiting, Denali AU - Wilson, Jamie AU - Yazzie, Janene AU - Carroll, Stephanie AU - Foods Knowledges Network, Indigenous PY - 2019/12/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Building an Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network Through Relational Accountability JF - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JA - J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev. VL - 9 IS - B SE - Commentary DO - 10.5304/jafscd.2019.09B.005 UR - https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/762 SP - 45-51 AB - <p>In recent decades, there has been a movement toward rectifying injustices and developing collab­orations between Indigenous communities and mainstream researchers to address environmental challenges that are of concern to Indigenous Peo­ples. This movement, primarily driven by Indige­nous community leaders and scholars, emphasizes community-driven research that addresses Indige­nous People’s interests, foregrounds Indigenous Knowledge systems, and both respects and asserts Indigenous sovereignty. This article describes a nascent model in the movement—the Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN)—designed to connect Indigenous communities and scholars across the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest. IFKN’s goal is to foster a network of Indigenous leaders, citizens, and scholars who are focused on research and community capacity related to food sover­eignty and resilience. IFKN members collectively work to promote and carry out research that (1)&nbsp;utilizes Indigenous research processes, (2)&nbsp;embraces and respects Indigenous Knowledge sys­tems, and (3) supports Indigenous communities (IFKN, 2018). The authors discuss relational accountability and centering of story, which form the foundation for the methodological approaches and work of IFKN.</p><p>See the <a title="press release archive " href="http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=488966&amp;f=60033&amp;s=84565&amp;m=988060&amp;t=257c360ddc23fcec50d37942ed548ee4169a6c0d76d51e227fa886af9ecdf0c7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> for this article.&nbsp;</p> ER -