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BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan Spring 2022
In 2019 and 2021, First Nations leadership in BC passed resolutions calling for the development of a BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan (UBCIC Resolution No. 2019-02; BCAFN Resolution No. 04/2019; and FNS Resolution No. 2021.15). The FNLC was mandated to coordinate the development of this work in collaboration with First Nations in BC to ensure: • First Nations’ Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights were asserted and protected in addressing climate change. • First Nations knowledge, laws, legal processes, and worldviews were recognized and implemented in climate planning and response. • Effective and immediate responses to the climate emergency were identified to reduce impacts and v
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Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.
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In director Kamala Todd's lyrical portrait, Cease Wyss reveals the remarkable healing powers of plants growing among the sprawling urban streets of downtown Vancouver.
More About This Resource Indigenous Plant DivaGüüdisk Blog: Go Gathering
Welcome to our blog Güüdisk, by Lisa Girbav and Stephen Kingshott. We work hard to harvest our traditional Ts’msyen (Tsimshian) foods, and eat what we harvest. This is our space to share our experiences harvesting, preserving and preparing (eating!) the foods that are available in our territory. In the process, we hope to encourage other young Ts’msyen to get out and harvest!
More About This Resource Güüdisk Blog: Go GatheringOur home, our food, our resilience: A citizen science approach using photovoice to ecological food heritage planning with the Kitselas First Nation in Terrace, BC
This study applied a citizen science-led photovoice food assessment involving six participants who currently live upon the lands of the Kitselas First Nation.
More About This Resource Our home, our food, our resilience: A citizen science approach using photovoice to ecological food heritage planning with the Kitselas First Nation in Terrace, BCCBC News: Indigenous people struggle to afford traditional foods
Many Indigenous people began turning back to traditional foods to offset rising prices at grocery stores. But as the cost of living continues to increase and people are stretched thinner, Indigenous communities are being forced to make difficult decisions about sharing and identity.
More About This Resource CBC News: Indigenous people struggle to afford traditional foodsIndigenous Gardens at the University of British Columbia
Four Indigenous initiatives run autonomously at the UBC Farm. You can find out more about these projects here.
More About This Resource Indigenous Gardens at the University of British Columbiaxʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden
The Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden (IHREG) is located at UBC Farm. The garden’s traditional xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam name is xʷc̓ic̓əsəm. The hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word means “The place where we grow”.
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This case study examines issues related to indigenous food sovereignty– including the colonialization and transformation of traditional regional food systems, land rights and access, and pathways to decolonizing research and relationships.
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The Tu’wusht Garden Project is an Indigenous-led food security initiative at the University of British Columbia.
More About This Resource Tu’wusht Garden ProjectLiving Legends: The Teachings of the Salmon
This episode of Living Legend shares how not only does the salmon provide food, but it also offers wisdom to those who approach it with respect.
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The Indigenous Food Systems Network Website was designed to allow individuals and groups involved with Indigenous food related action, research, and policy reform to network and share relevant resources and information.
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