Glossary/Glossaire

The recovery vision is intentionally short - see below for some definitions of key terms.

Indigenous food sovereignty (working definition): Self-determination for Indigenous communities in their ability to respond to their needs for healthy, complimentary food systems consisting of culturally adapted traditional foods, regionally produced foods, and access to traditional foods through Treaty rights.

Définition ad hoc de la souveraineté alimentaire autochtone : auto-détermination des communautés autochtones quant à leur capacité à combler leurs besoins en matière de systèmes alimentaires sains complémentaires composés d’aliments traditionnels adaptés à leur culture, d’aliments produits à l’échelle régionale et d’un accès aux aliments traditionnels garanti par les droits issus de traités.

Food literacy: refers to the ability of individuals to access, choose, and prepare foods that meet their needs and preferences. This idea has expanded to include the ability of individuals to know how to produce and share foods, as well as contribute to decisions that affect our food systems.

Food security: is not the opposite of household food insecurity. Food security is when all people, at all times can get the food they need to be healthy and active. This includes being able to afford healthy food that is within easy reach.

Food systems: refer to the activities and relationships that make up and influence what we grow, catch, harvest, process, market, sell, distribute, share, prepare, eat, and dispose of.

Household food insecurity: means that members of a household have difficulty accessing or worry about not having enough personally acceptable food for a healthy, active life. Household food insecurity is closely related to poverty; the lower the income, the higher the risk of food insecurity.