Introduction

Abstract

Settler colonialism is primarily about the domination of an initially exogenous group and its use of appropriated indigenous lands for the production of food to sustain its polity. Food is thus central to the establishment, survival, and advancement of the settler colony and settler colonialism. Food, however, is also marker of identity that informs who people are to themselves and to others.Elaborating on the historical context and key terms, the introduction problematises the relationship between settler colonialism and food and explains the theoretical underpinning of the volume. It demonstrates how the study of settler-colonial foodways and food cultures provides us with a window, for understanding not only how settler colonies are formed and evolve, but also about the evolution of relations and power dynamics within settler societies and between the settlers and the indigenous populations.