THUNDER BAY— Indigenous rural development economist Winona LaDuke spoke about heading to the sugar bush when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit during the Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty virtual meeting on Sept. 16.
The Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty in and around Anishinawbewi Gitchi-Gami and Animbiigo Zaagiigam meeting was held via Zoom by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Indigenous Food Circle, which works with 14 First Nations in the Thunder Bay area.
2020 Indigenous Hemp Conference gathers industry leaders
Crystal Owen holds a bag made from hemp as she talks about the new hemp industries being developed at the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate nation. By Lynn Mizner
Dear Friends, I’m so pleased to invite you to the third Indigenous Hemp Conference on the White Earth reservation hosted by the Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute and Winona’s Hemp. The conference – March 4, will offer an opportunity to collaborate , learn together and makes plans to grow our future.
