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Seeds of #Sovereignty: #Indigenous leaders affirm food as a right, a relationship, and a responsibility

Mon, November 10, 2025

#Toronto #Canada - "#RightToFood and four Indigenous-led Community #FoodCentres have released Seeds of Sovereignty, a new living brief that shares stories, truths, and policy recommendations from Indigenous food leaders across the country.

"The document is both a reflection and a call to action. It outlines six key recommendations aimed at strengthening and celebrating Indigenous food sovereignty including the enactment of an #IndigenousFoodSovereigntyAct, reform of food safety and licensing regulations, recognition of Indigenous law as legitimate governance over food systems, and sustained, unrestricted funding aligned with #Seasonal cycles and community leadership.

" 'The Western system limited our imagination,' says Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, Indigenous Network Manager at Right To Food. 'Seeds of Sovereignty invites policymakers and partners to step into the imaginary — to reimagine what #equitable food systems look like when led by #IndigenousPeoples.'

"Jolene Andrew, Director of Community Development at #Líl̓wat Community Food Centre, adds: 'We don't need permission — we just need to do it. This brief is a reminder that sovereignty is already being lived in our communities every day.'

"Developed through gatherings in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut (2024) and #Líl̓watNation, #BritishColumbia (2025), Seeds of Sovereignty amplifies the collective voice of Right To Food's Indigenous Community Food Centres and Indigenous Network. It highlights what is already thriving in communities — hunters harvesting country food, youth learning traditional skills, Elders teaching, and families gathering — affirming that food sovereignty is alive.

" 'Our communities are not waiting. We are organizing, harvesting, teaching land-based skills, and pushing policy,' the brief states. 'Food is not a service — it's a right, a relationship, a responsibility.' "

Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seeds-sovereignty-indigenous-leaders-affirm-174000530.html

Full document and stories from participating communities are available at:
https://righttofood.ca/good-food-organizations/indigenous-network/seeds-of-sovereignty/

#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousNews #FirstNations #IndigenousFoodSecurity
#IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#IndigenousFoodSystems #Reclaiming

At #Nairn Falls, #Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sacred place to the Líl'wat nation #lilwat. This community was growing by the side of the falls, in the spray, on basalt talus. To the best of my ability - #Cryptogramma acrostichoides (parsley fern), #Micranthes ferruginea (russet saxifrage), #Penstemon fruticosus (shrubby penstemon), #Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry), #mosses.

At #Nairn Falls, #Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sacred place to the Líl'wat nation #lilwat. This community was growing by the side of the falls, in the spray, on basalt talus. To the best of my ability - #Cryptogramma acrostichoides (parsley fern), #Micranthes ferruginea (russet saxifrage), #Penstemon fruticosus (shrubby penstemon), #Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry), #mosses.

At #Nairn Falls, #Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sacred place to the Líl'wat nation #lilwat. This community was growing by the side of the falls, in the spray, on basalt talus. To the best of my ability - #Cryptogramma acrostichoides (parsley fern), #Micranthes ferruginea (russet saxifrage), #Penstemon fruticosus (shrubby penstemon), #Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry), #mosses.

At #Nairn Falls, #Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sacred place to the Líl'wat nation #lilwat. This community was growing by the side of the falls, in the spray, on basalt talus. To the best of my ability - #Cryptogramma acrostichoides (parsley fern), #Micranthes ferruginea (russet saxifrage), #Penstemon fruticosus (shrubby penstemon), #Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry), #mosses.

At #Nairn Falls, #Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sacred place to the Líl'wat nation #lilwat. This community was growing by the side of the falls, in the spray, on basalt talus. To the best of my ability - #Cryptogramma acrostichoides (parsley fern), #Micranthes ferruginea (russet saxifrage), #Penstemon fruticosus (shrubby penstemon), #Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry), #mosses.

#Lonicera ciliosa, Western #Honeysuckle, Nairn Falls, Pemberton (#Líl'wat)

#lilwat #garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

#Rosa nutkana, Nootka Rose, Nairn Falls, Pemberton (Líl'wat), BC, Canada, 2024 05 30.

#lilwat #garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

#Clintonia uniflora being visited by an ant. I don't find any mention of them being adapted for ant pollination so I'm guessing this is just the ant foraging on nectar. This was in Nairn Falls park in Pemberton, BC, Canada. The Falls and area were & are a place of spiritual significance for the Líl'wat Nation.

#lilwat #lillooet #forest #wildflower #ant #pemberton #NairnFalls

Duffey Lake, British Columbia, Canada. #Lilwat nation.

#BC #BritishColumbia #Canada #DuffeyLake #landscape #mist #rain #autumn

Across the Lillooet River, Mount Currie, Pemberton, BC, Canada. Autumn foliage. (Lil'wat Nation, https://lilwat.ca)

#Lilwat #Lillooet #Pemberton #BC #Canada #landscape

Global News BC: B.C. in talks with First Nations amid confusion over closure of Joffre Lakes park https://globalnews.ca/news/9920399/joffre-lakes-first-nations-talks/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #joffrelakesclosure #joffrelakesclosed #rightsandtitle #FirstNations #Environment #JoffreLakes #Indigenous #N’Quatqua #Politics #Harvest #Líl̓wat

Global News BC: First Nations say they’re ‘shutting down’ public access to Joffre Lakes to harvest https://globalnews.ca/news/9918984/joffre-lake-shutting-down-first-nations/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #JoffreLakesProvincialPark #indigenousrightsandtitle #N’QuatquaFirstNation #Líl̓watFirstNation #joffrelakespark #rightsandtitle #FirstNations #Environment #JoffreLakes #Indigenous #N’Quatqua #Politics #Líl̓wat

Led by #Statimc #vocalist , #composer and #music #instructor Deanna Gestrin and #Lilwat composer, #producer and #traditional #singer Russell Wallace, #VYCKindred launched in 2020 and is a #free six-week #program targeted at #newcomer #youth across Metro #Vancouver .

https://globalnews.ca/news/9553696/indigenous-led-choir-newcomers-break-barriers/amp/

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