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= Elizabeth Hoover = Elizabeth Hoover is a both a writer and Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies and teaches courses on environmental health and justice in Native American communities, Indigenous food movements, Native American museum curation, and community engaged research.

Background
Originally from Quebec, Hoover is affiliated to Mi'kmaq and Mohawk tribes through her mother and father. Hoover received her BA from Williams College and received a MA from Brown University in Anthropology/ Museum Studies. She then received her PhD from Brown University and used this degree with a focus on environmental and medical Anthropology relating to Native American communities involved in environmental contamination. Hoover, additionally, is a member of both the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA) and the Slow Food Turtle Island association; which embodies a collection of educators, farmers, food activists, and youth working to motivate local communities to grow health food. She has visited nearly forty Native food and farming heritage projects to explore seed sovereignty and understand in greater depth the extent to which global climate change influences food practices within Native communities. Hoover uses her research to explore various Native food sovereignty and ethnography and looks deeply into environmental effects on food production, the significance of heritage seeds, and challenges facing Native farming and gardening projects around the country.

Achievements
Hoover has published multiple articles regarding food sovereignty, environmental reproductive justice in Native American communities, the cultural impact of fish advisories on Native communities, tribal citizen science, and various health social movements. One of which, "The River In Us; Fighting Toxins in a Mohawk Community", is Hoover's first published work that highlights the work of the Akwesasne's massive research project and the efforts to preserve the Native culture and lands. The book highlights lessons for improving environmental health research, healthcare, and insights into the struggles of Indigenous people and groups. The topics surrounding Native American social justice, pollutants contaminating our food, water, and bodies is addressed, and makes a great read for those interested in the topics of land reclamation, health, and culture. She believes that Indigenous communities face disproportionate health and environmental risks compared to the average North American population, and illustrates that these health impacts are issues of both environmental and reproductive justice. In 2008 Hoover received the 2008 Switzer Fellowship Award for her outstanding leadership work related to environmental justice issues of Native American Communities. Enhancing community involvement with regard to environmental contamination was just one remarkable contribution Hoover made and as a result created dramatic lifestyle changes in regards of fish consumption and gardening to surrounding residents.

External Links:
The River In Us: Fighting Toxics in a Mohawk Community

You Can't Say You're Sovereign If You Can't Feed Yourself: Defining and Enacting Food Sovereignty in American Indian Community Gardening