Indigenous Food Sovereignty

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Arthur Manuel, spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade, has written a stinging critique of BC's proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Act.

Dawn Morrison has completed the report of the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty in BC.

The BC Food Systems Network has also written a letter urging the Federal Government to sign on to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Land access is a basic piece of Indigenous food sovereignty. The Secwepemc people are trying to stop a railway going through a traditional burial site on unceded land.

Following Food Secure Canada's National Assembly 2008, several participants including Elizabeth Penashue of the Innu Nation travelled to Winnipeg to attend a gathering of Indigenous Defenders of the Land, organized by Arthur Manuel of the Secwepemc nation and spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade. One outcome was a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Elizabeth has set up a blog reporting on her efforts to preserve the traditional life in the bush/country for the Labrador Innu

Click here to see the video created by Lemon Grass Media and the Urban Aboriginal Community Garden Project at the UBC Farm.