Fruits of Our Labor: Exploring The Impacts of A Nonprofit Seed Bank on indigenous Communities in The Southwestern United States

Author

Rachel Mary DavisFollow

Publication Date

2022

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Schuller, Mark

Degree Name

M.A. (Master of Arts)

Legacy Department

Department of Anthropology

Abstract

This thesis explores the ways that the nonprofit Native Seeds/SEARCH, of Tucson, Arizona interfaces with Indigenous communities and the local seed and food systems in the Southwest United States. The thesis argues that Native seed and food sovereignty have different meanings for different Indigenous people, and that nonprofits working with Indigenous communities need to consider input from them when deciding how to catalogue, regenerate and sustain healthy grow outs for the future, especially in the light of climate change and drought.

Recommended Citation

Davis, Rachel Mary, "Fruits of Our Labor: Exploring The Impacts of A Nonprofit Seed Bank on indigenous Communities in The Southwestern United States" (2022). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 6967.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/6967

Extent

150 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

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Media Type

Text