Basic

References on Indigenous Perspectives to Science and Education about Food

Ausubel, Kenny, and J. P. Harpignies (eds.), Nature’s Operating Instructions, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 2004.
Of particular interest is the section called: "Indigenous Science: The Cultivated Landscape of Native America," by Dennis Martinez.

Cajete, Gregory, Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence, Clear Light Publishers, Santa Fe, NM, 2000.

Cajete, Gregory, Look to the Mountain: A Ecology of Indigenous Education, Kivakí Press, Durango, CO, 1994.

Fukuoka, Masanobu, The One-straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming, Other India Press, Mapusa, Goa, India, 1978.
This book was the inspiration for the development of permaculture principles.

Nabhan, Gary Paul, Coming Home to Eat, Norton & Company, New York, NY, 2002.

Nabhan, Gary Paul, Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, 2002.

Nelson, Melissa (ed.), Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future, Bear and Company, Rochester, VT, 2008.

Orr, David, Earth In Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, Island Press, Washington, DC, 2004.

Orr, David, Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World, State University of New York Press, New York, NY, 1992.

Peat, David, Blackfoot Physics: A Journey into the Native American Universe, Weiser Books, Boston MA, 2002.

Stone, Michael, and Zenobia Barlow, Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World, Sierra Club Books, 2005.
Particularly relevant is the section called: "Indian Pedagogy: A Look at Traditional California Indian Teaching Techniques," by Malcolm Margolin.

Suzuki, David, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 1997.