Food sovereignty Waste Diversion Strategies and Tribal Food Sovereignty ITEP September, 27-29th, 2016

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Fond du Lac Tribal College Extension Unique MNSCU and Tribal Relationship Funded by USDA-NIFA 13 Moons started with 12 workshops 2 hours long, evolved No garden to a garden providing over 300 lbs of food to community Providing technical assistance locally and regionally

What is Food Sovereignty? Treaty Rights Access to Local Foods Creating a Local Economy Taking care of the land and community

Can you Say Usufructuary Rights?

LOCAL FOODS and local economies Farm and Gardening on land or the water Harvesting wild foods for food and medicine Harvesting manoomin and maple syrup Fishing including netting and spearing Hunting Mooz and Wawaaskeshi Trapping

Taking Care of the Land and Community Class 1 Air Designation Moving manure Asserting Government to Government Relationships Understanding Historical Trauma Responding to Climate Change Weather Events Volunteerism and Activism Learning Ojibwemowin

HOW Food Sovereignty looks to a TCU Extension Program Create culturally relevant curriculum Assert ourselves as a Sovereign Nation Take responsibility for Research and Project results Technical Assistance through workshops, events, and trainings Seed Saving Long Term Local Foods Strategic Planning with FNDI Promoting Traditional Foods and Native Foods and Growing Foods

MIScellaneous Information I may have forgot to mention Outreach to band members through newspaper, radio, and social media Pow wow to promote the land and community resources from tribal, fed, and state programs Upcoming workshops and events: canning and preservation, non-timber forest products-seasonal decorations, snowshoes, snowsnakes, pow wow Funding Sources: USDA-NIFA, FNDI, NASA, MN Sea Grant, Farm to School, 2501, MN SARE

Miigwech Family and Friends Co-workers and collaborators Creators Those who have passed on USDA NIFA ITEP All of you too!

WiisinIda, Let’s Eat!