Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Knowledge Power: Mobilizing knowledge and facilitating transformational learning in networks. Participatory action-oriented research, policy, planning and governance “From the Ground Up.”

Cultural Power: Upholding the complex system of Indigenous biocultural heritage. Cultural resurgence, activating ancestral foodways, Conservation ‘in action’. Observing ancient earth-based practices, protocols and principles guiding our ancestral foodways.

Economic Power: Addressing gaps in access to land, water, funding and institutional capacity to navigate the fourth world reality. Navigating the wicked system problem of making small-scale markets work for subsistence hunters, fishers, farmers and gatherers.

Political Power: Creating ethical spaces of engagement in policy, planning and governance. Implementing a new accountability framework towards deep systems transformation. Upholding grassroots voices and visions in decision-making matters impacting Indigenous land, language, culture, spirituality and future generations.