Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council, Alice Springs NT 0871, Australia.
School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston QLD 4029, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 3;17(21):8109. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218109.
Many historical, environmental, socioeconomic, political, commercial, and geographic factors underscore the food insecurity and poor diet-related health experienced by Aboriginal people in Australia. Yet, there has been little exploration of Aboriginal food practices or perspectives on food choice recently. This study, with 13 households in remote communities on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, fills this gap using ethnographic and Indigenist methods. Results highlight Anangu resourcefulness, securing food despite poverty and adversity, and provide unique insights into factors influencing the three major types and range of dietary patterns identified. These factors include household economic cycles and budgeting challenges; overcrowding and family structures, mobility and 'organization'; available food storage, preparation and cooking infrastructure; and familiarity and convenience. Structural and systemic reform, respecting Aboriginal leadership, is required to improve food security.
许多历史、环境、社会经济、政治、商业和地理因素突出了澳大利亚原住民面临的粮食不安全和与饮食相关的健康不良问题。然而，最近几乎没有探索原住民的食物实践或食物选择观点。本研究使用民族志和本土主义方法，在偏远社区的 13 户家庭中填补了这一空白。结果突出了 Anangu 的机智，尽管贫困和逆境，仍能确保食物供应，并提供了对影响三种主要类型和饮食模式范围的因素的独特见解。这些因素包括家庭经济周期和预算挑战；过度拥挤和家庭结构、流动性和“组织”；可用的食物储存、准备和烹饪基础设施；以及熟悉度和便利性。需要进行结构性和系统性改革，尊重原住民的领导地位，以改善粮食安全。
