Cultivating Culture: Youth Food Movement in the Taos Pueblo Native American Community

Local food systems at Taos Pueblo foster positive farming ideologies that reciprocally strengthen native identity and heritage preservation. A three-month ethnographic study involving 16 interviews and participant observation revealed how youth-led agricultural movements reinforce cultural pride, suggesting these systems could mitigate language loss and cultural erosion. The findings highlight a covert but significant link between food sovereignty and indigenous identity, offering potential strategies for community development and future quantitative research.

Thomas, J. C. (2017). Cultivating Culture: Youth Food Movement in the Taos Pueblo Native American Community. Crossing Borders: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.4148/2373-0978.1023