"Food Is Our Love Language": Using Talanoa to Conceptualize Food Security for the Māori and Pasifika Diaspora in South-East Queensland, Australia.

Akbar, H; Radclyffe, CJT; Santos, D; Mopio-Jane, M; Gallegos, D

"Food Is Our Love Language": Using Talanoa to Conceptualize Food Security for the Māori and Pasifika Diaspora in South-East Queensland, Australia.

Akbar, H Radclyffe, CJT Santos, D Mopio-Jane, M Gallegos, D

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Citation:: Nutrients, 2022, 14, (10), pp. 2020
Issue Date:: 2022-05-11

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dc.contributor.author	Akbar, H
dc.contributor.author	Radclyffe, CJT
dc.contributor.author	Santos, D
dc.contributor.author	Mopio-Jane, M
dc.contributor.author	Gallegos, D
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-15T00:15:16Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-09
dc.date.available	2023-08-15T00:15:16Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-11
dc.identifier.citation	Nutrients, 2022, 14, (10), pp. 2020
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.issn	2072-6643
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171789
dc.description.abstract	Queensland is home to the largest diaspora of Māori and Pasifika peoples in Australia. They form an understudied population concerning experiences and challenges of food insecurity. This community co-designed research aims to explore the conceptualization of household food security by Māori and Pasifika peoples living in south-east Queensland. Participatory action research and talanoa were used to collect and analyse forty interviews with leaders representing 22 Māori and Pasifika cultural identities in south-east Queensland. Eight key themes emerged that conceptualise food security as an integral part of the culture and holistic health. These themes included: spirituality, identity, hospitality and reciprocity, stigma and shame, expectations and obligations, physical and mental health and barriers and solutions. Addressing food insecurity for collectivist cultures such as Māori and Pasifika peoples requires embracing food sovereignty approaches for improved food security through the co-design of practical solutions that impact social determinants and strengthen existing networks to produce and distribute affordable and nutritious food.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Nutrients
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/nu14102020
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0908 Food Sciences, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	3210 Nutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Food Security
dc.subject.mesh	Food Supply
dc.subject.mesh	Human Migration
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subject.mesh	Queensland
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Food Supply
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Queensland
dc.subject.mesh	Human Migration
dc.subject.mesh	Food Security
dc.subject.mesh	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Food Security
dc.subject.mesh	Food Supply
dc.subject.mesh	Human Migration
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subject.mesh	Queensland
dc.title	"Food Is Our Love Language": Using Talanoa to Conceptualize Food Security for the Māori and Pasifika Diaspora in South-East Queensland, Australia.
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2023-08-15T00:15:11Z
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Abstract:

Queensland is home to the largest diaspora of Māori and Pasifika peoples in Australia. They form an understudied population concerning experiences and challenges of food insecurity. This community co-designed research aims to explore the conceptualization of household food security by Māori and Pasifika peoples living in south-east Queensland. Participatory action research and talanoa were used to collect and analyse forty interviews with leaders representing 22 Māori and Pasifika cultural identities in south-east Queensland. Eight key themes emerged that conceptualise food security as an integral part of the culture and holistic health. These themes included: spirituality, identity, hospitality and reciprocity, stigma and shame, expectations and obligations, physical and mental health and barriers and solutions. Addressing food insecurity for collectivist cultures such as Māori and Pasifika peoples requires embracing food sovereignty approaches for improved food security through the co-design of practical solutions that impact social determinants and strengthen existing networks to produce and distribute affordable and nutritious food.

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