Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem
This is a reflective essay on Akwesasne Freedom School’s effort to recreate a community of Onkwehonwehnéha (language and culture of the Original People) knowledge-sharing for healthier and more sustainable ways of living in alignment with the natural world, for the betterment of our people, the envi...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2025-01-01
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| description | This is a reflective essay on Akwesasne Freedom School’s effort to recreate a community of Onkwehonwehnéha (language and culture of the Original People) knowledge-sharing for healthier and more sustainable ways of living in alignment with the natural world, for the betterment of our people, the environment, and our Haudenosaunee (They Make a House, or the Six Nations) languages.
The Akwesasne Freedom School’s work promotes speaking our languages in our natural environment, reinforcing the ceremonial teachings inherent in songs, words, thanksgiving, and stories. The Akwesasne Freedom School intends to build relationships by creating an everyday learning environment that promotes relationship-building between families, plants, and medicines.
Rebuilding healthy Indigenous communities requires reconnecting the people and the earth by utilizing our Indigenous or Original foods, languages, and cultural practices. This reflective essay seeks to validate further the critical relationship between Indigenous people and Indigenous food systems, its impact on learning, and the overall health and wellness of language, environment, and people. It could provide a model or framework for other Indigenous communities to emulate.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d84fa5d35084f9697b3cc836cd209a52025-02-06T21:50:47ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012025-01-0114110.5304/jafscd.2025.141.030Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystemJasmine Jimerson0University of Hawaii HiloThis is a reflective essay on Akwesasne Freedom School’s effort to recreate a community of Onkwehonwehnéha (language and culture of the Original People) knowledge-sharing for healthier and more sustainable ways of living in alignment with the natural world, for the betterment of our people, the environment, and our Haudenosaunee (They Make a House, or the Six Nations) languages. The Akwesasne Freedom School’s work promotes speaking our languages in our natural environment, reinforcing the ceremonial teachings inherent in songs, words, thanksgiving, and stories. The Akwesasne Freedom School intends to build relationships by creating an everyday learning environment that promotes relationship-building between families, plants, and medicines. Rebuilding healthy Indigenous communities requires reconnecting the people and the earth by utilizing our Indigenous or Original foods, languages, and cultural practices. This reflective essay seeks to validate further the critical relationship between Indigenous people and Indigenous food systems, its impact on learning, and the overall health and wellness of language, environment, and people. It could provide a model or framework for other Indigenous communities to emulate. https://foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/1327Indigenous food sovereigntyIndigenous ecological practicesIndigenous permacultureIroquoisHaudenosauneeIndigenous language and culture revitalization |
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| title | Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem |
| title_full | Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem |
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| title_short | Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem |
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| topic | Indigenous food sovereignty Indigenous ecological practices Indigenous permaculture Iroquois Haudenosaunee Indigenous language and culture revitalization |
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