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Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Indigenous Peoples have a clear right to determine for themselves whether to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or ‘yes with conditions’, whenever governments or corporations propose actions that could impact their lives, lands, jurisdictions and futures. The exercise of this aspect of the right to self- determination is known as "free, prior and informed consent" or FPIC.

Intellectual Property and the Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures

This publication by Jane Anderson and Molly Torsen offers legal information and compiles practical experiences on the management of intellectual property for cultural institutions whose collections comprise traditional cultural expressions. It seeks to respond directly to the needs of cultural institutions and Indigenous and traditional communities dealing with the preservation, safeguarding and protection of cultural heritage.

Biopiracy: Abolish Corporate Hijacking of Indigenous Medicinal Entities

In this paper, we present an overview of typical cases of global biopiracy, bioprospecting via introduction of cost-effective deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting and international protocol with Private-Public-People Partnership concept as excellent forms of utilization of natural resources. We propose certain perspectives as scientists towards abolishing biopiracy and also to foster the fair utilization of natural resources; since the economy of most developing countries is agriculture based, the gross domestic product of the developing countries could be increased by enhanced bioprospecting via introduction of cost-effective DNA fingerprinting technologies and thus not being a pray of corporate hijacking.“Biopiracy is biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use” (Vandana Shiva).

Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Indigenous Peoples have a clear right to determine for themselves whether to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or ‘yes with conditions’, whenever governments or corporations propose actions that could impact their lives, lands, jurisdictions and futures. The exercise of this aspect of the right to self- determination is known as "free, prior and informed consent" or FPIC.

IndigiKitchen

Indigikitchen, a portmanteau of Indigenous, digital, and kitchen, is an online cooking show dedicated to re-indigenizing our diets using digital media. Using foods native to their Americas, Indigikitchen gives viewers the important tools they need to find and prepare food in their own communities.

Tree of Life Food Guide

This resource from Six Nations Health Services outlines a year cycle of food and ceremony in the Haudenosaunee tradition.

Native Grown and Gathered

Native Grown & Gathered is dedicated to empowering Native American food producers and businesses—fostering cultural connection and promoting the strength of our food systems.

Pathways to the revitalization of Indigenous food systems: Decolonizing diets through Indigenous-focused food guides

This paper critiques the 2019 Canadian Food Guide for its Westernized approach, arguing that it overlooks Indigenous food systems and food security needs. It proposes the development of Indigenous-led food guides, using Fisher River Cree Nation as a case study to support community-based resurgence and decolonization of nutrition guidelines.

The Traditional Foods of Puget Sound Project

Through this community-based research project, the research team worked with scores of tribal service providers and cooks to address this research question: How do we utilize research about traditional foods of Puget Sound Indians to create a healthier diet and lifestyle for Indian people today?

The Nature of Food: Indigenous Dene Foodways and Ontologies in the Era of Climate Change

Climate change leading to a drastic decline in caribou populations has prompted strict hunting regulations in Canada’s Northwest Territories since 2010. The Dene, a subarctic indigenous people, have responded by turning to tradition and calling for more respectful hunting to demonstrate respectful reciprocity to the caribou, including a community-driven foodways project on caribou conservation and Dene caribou conservation.

Oneida Cookbook: Traditional Healthy Foods for Our Community

This project was designed to address the nutritional health issues on the Oneida Reservation by increasing consumption of local fruits and vegetables by the Oneida community members while also increasing the number of meals prepared at home.