Tristan Reader

Interests

Research

Food Sovereignty; Indigenous Economics; Native American Public Health; Leadership and Empowerment Theory and Practice

Teaching

Food Sovereignty; Food Studies; Native American Studies; Qualitative, Indigenous and Participatory Methodologies; Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Indigenous Economics; Native American Public Health; Leadership and Empowerment Theory and Practice

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Thompson, A. B., & Reader, T. (2021). The Hoofed Clan story and storywork: Red Lake Ojibwe foodways and Indigenous food sovereignty. In Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous-Colonial Interaction in the Americas,(pp 486-502). Taylor & Francis Group.
• Reader, T., & Thompson, A. (2020). The Hoofed Clan Story and Storywork: Red Lake Ojibwe Foodways and Indigenous Food Sovereignty. In Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous-Colonial Interaction in the Americas. Routledge.
• Reader, T., & Johnson, T. (2017). Fishing for Change: A Pedagogy of Native Food Sovereignty. In Food Leadership: Leadership and Adult Learning for Global Food Systems Transformation(pp 37-52). Rotterdam/Boston: Sense Publishers.
• Reader, T., & Johnson, T. (2016). Tohono O'odham Himdag and Agri/Culture. In Religion and Sustainable Development. University of Kentucky Press.

Journals/Publications

• Rainie, S. C., Rainie, S. C., Yazzie, J., Yazzie, J., Wilson, J., Wilson, J., Whiting, D., Whiting, D., Walker, A., Walker, A., Strawhacker, C., Strawhacker, C., Reader, T., Reader, T., Pulsifer, P., Pulsifer, P., Larson, S., Larson, S., Juan, A., , Juan, A., et al. (2019). Building an Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network Through Relational Accountability. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.
• Jäger, M., Rainie, S. C., Strawhacker, C., Johnson, N., Pulsifer, P., Ferguson, D. H., Reader, T., & Huntington, O. (2018). The Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network: Supporting Indigenous Scholars through Research and Academic Innovations. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.
  More info

  In recent decades, there has been a movement toward rectifying injustices and developing collab­orations between Indigenous communities and mainstream researchers to address environmental challenges that are of concern to Indigenous Peo­ples. This movement, primarily driven by Indige­nous community leaders and scholars, emphasizes community-driven research that addresses Indige­nous People’s interests, foregrounds Indigenous Knowledge systems, and both respects and asserts Indigenous sovereignty. This article describes a nascent model in the movement—the Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN)—designed to connect Indigenous communities and scholars across the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest. IFKN’s goal is to foster a network of Indigenous leaders, citizens, and scholars who are focused on research and community capacity related to food sover­eignty and resilience. IFKN members collectively work to promote and carry out research that (1) utilizes Indigenous research processes, (2) embraces and respects Indigenous Knowledge sys­tems, and (3) supports Indigenous communities (IFKN, 2018). The authors discuss relational accountability and centering of story, which form the foundation for the methodological approaches and work of IFKN.  

Presentations

• Reader, T. (2018, October). Native Food Sovereignty: Indigenous Knowledge, Science, & Relational Accountability. SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference. San Antonio, TX: Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science.
• Reader, T. (2017, August). Tohono O’odham Food Sovereignty: Moving Mountains. Incorporating Public Health Skills to Improve Quality of Life: Examples from Native American Food Systems. University of Arizona: UA Center for Rural Health; Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
• Reader, T. (2017, August). “Community-Based Planning & Evaluation for Wellness”. Incorporating Public Health Skills to Improve Quality of Life: Examples from Native American Food Systems. University of Arizona: UA Center for Rural Health; Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Others

• Reader, T. (2018, October). "Thereby we shall live" : Tohono O'odham food sovereignty and the confluence of quantum leadership, cultural vitality, public health, and economic hybridity. PhD Dissertation. https://openalex.org/W2976434579