Understanding Indigenous food systems requires positioning ourselves in our own understanding of Indigenous food, culture, and place. The resurgence of Indigenous culture occurring around food, and the protection and revitalization of Indigenous food systems must be documented with a commitment to Indigenous values, worldviews and perspectives. This commentary offers insight into how we can do so.

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• Martens, T. R., (2025), "Responsibilities and reflections: Indigenous food, culture, and relationships", HSSCommons: (DOI: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i2.216)

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1. Indigenous culture
2. indigenous food
3. Indigenous relationships
4. storytelling
5. traditional knowledge

Original publication: Martens, Tabitha Robin. "Responsibilities and reflections: Indigenous food, culture, and relationships." Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation, vol. 5, no. 2, 2018, pp. 9-12. DOI: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i2.216. This material has been re-published in an unmodified form on the Canadian HSS Commons with the permission of Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation. Copyright © the author(s). Work published in CFS/RCÉA prior to and including Vol. 8, No. 3 (2021) is licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY license. Work published in Vol. 8, No. 4 (2021) and after is licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA license. For details, see creativecommons.org/licenses/.