Enhancing Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Health Through the Karuk Agroecosystem Resilience Initiative: We Are Caring for It: xúus nu'éethti.

This article focuses on collaborative efforts between the Karuk Tribe and University of California, Berkeley researchers to enhance Indigenous food sovereignty and community health in the Klamath River Basin. It highlights how centering Indigenous knowledge and land stewardship is essential to addressing food insecurity and diet-related diseases in Indigenous communities, which have been exacerbated by colonial land dispossession and resource management practices. Two participatory projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture demonstrate that culturally grounded approaches, including restoration of cultural landscapes and active management of native food species, improve ecosystem resilience and promote holistic community well-being. The findings emphasize the importance of equitable academic–community partnerships that prioritize Indigenous perspectives, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and policy changes supporting Indigenous jurisdiction over lands.