Wildfires impact Secwépemc food sovereignty, but community leans on ‘trusting in our ways’

In this article, Dawn Morrison discusses how devastating wildfires have severely impacted Indigenous food sovereignty efforts in Secwepemcúl’ecw, with thousands of hectares of traditional harvesting lands destroyed. She highlights the loss of vital supplies, equipment, and food stores, emphasizing the challenges communities face in rebuilding and maintaining their connection to the land. Morrison stresses the importance of Indigenous voices in addressing climate change and critiques current agriculture-centric strategies that harm biodiversity while benefiting global trade rather than local food security. She calls for unity, structural change, and a heart-centered approach to healing and protecting the land, reflecting on the resilience of Indigenous communities and their cultural values amidst ongoing crises.