2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Abstract
Research Objective: Investigate the physical and geochemical attributes of Meskwaki Settlement soils. Provide land use interpretations and recommendations in support of the Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Program - “Food sovereignty is the right of peoples, communities, and countries to define their own agricultural, labor, fishing, food and land policies which are ecologically, socially, economically, and culturally appropriate to their unique circumstances...” emphasizing the impact of local foods, indigenous foods, and medicines in supporting the health and well-being of our community, while strengthening the economy, healing relationships with the land, and celebrating cultural identity. https://www.meskwaki.org/community-services/mfsi/
Start Date
30-7-2021 11:30 AM
End Date
30-7-2021 1:15 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Chad Elliott Heinzel
Department
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Copyright
©2021 Gerardo Daniel Jacobo and Chad Elliott Heinzel
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jacobo, Gerardo; Heinzel, Chad Ph.D.; Blackcloud, Christina; Kapayou, Luke; Snow, Stephanie; and Navarrete, Felix, "Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Natural History and Soil Study" (2021). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 25.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2021/all/25
Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Natural History and Soil Study
Ballroom, Maucker Student Union, University of Northern Iowa
Research Objective: Investigate the physical and geochemical attributes of Meskwaki Settlement soils. Provide land use interpretations and recommendations in support of the Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Program - “Food sovereignty is the right of peoples, communities, and countries to define their own agricultural, labor, fishing, food and land policies which are ecologically, socially, economically, and culturally appropriate to their unique circumstances...” emphasizing the impact of local foods, indigenous foods, and medicines in supporting the health and well-being of our community, while strengthening the economy, healing relationships with the land, and celebrating cultural identity. https://www.meskwaki.org/community-services/mfsi/
