In this field notes section we explore our work as a collective of Indigenous and settler academics, food providers, and community-based organizers, including how we came together over several plates of nachos and a shared vision of deepening our relationships to land rooted in (non)(de)(anti)colonial and feminist perspectives. In this ‘field notes’ piece, we articulate what research based in relational accountability looks like for us, including the challenges and practices we have come across as we strive to make our work possible as a collective, and navigate a rather complex relationship with academia. We suggest that this work of relational accountability might also be considered ‘field work’ (or ‘feels work’ as some of our members refer to it).

Dans cet article, nous explorons notre démarche en tant que collectif de chercheuses autochtones et allochtones, fournisseuses alimentaires et organisatrices communautaires, incluant la manière dont nous avons été rassemblées autour de nombreuses assiettes de nachos et d’une vision partagée quant à l’approfondissement de nos relations à la terre dans une perspective (non)(dé)(anti)coloniale et féministe. Nous exprimons ce que nous paraît être la recherche basée sur la responsabilité relationnelle, incluant les défis et les pratiques que nous avons rencontrés en luttant pour rendre possible notre travail en tant que collectif et évoluer dans une relation plutôt complexe avec le milieu universitaire. Nous proposons que ce travail de responsabilité relationnelle puisse être envisagé comme un « travail de terrain » ou « travail de senti », selon l’expression de quelques-unes de nos membres.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Kepkiewicz, L. W., Boissoneau, D., Giacomini, T., Fenton, A., Xavier, A. L., Rotz, S., (2025), "Field Notes from RAIR: Putting Relational Accountability into Practice", HSSCommons: (DOI: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i1.565)

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1. anti-colonial research
2. feminist methodology
3. food sovereignty
4. Indigenous-settler relationships
5. methods
6. relational accountability

Original publication: Kepkiewicz, Lauren Wood; , Danielle Boissoneau; Giacomini, Terran; Fenton, Ayla; Xavier, Adrianne Lickers; Rotz, Sarah. "Field Notes from RAIR: Putting Relational Accountability into Practice." Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation, vol. 10, no. 1, 2023, pp. 13-21. DOI: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i1.565. 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/.