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Restoring Manomin: Supporting Indigenous Relationships with The Good Berry through Community-University Partnerships
- The Walleye
By Sophie Shepherd, Rachel Johnson (Students, Lakehead University Masters of Environmental Studies), Dr. Charles Levkoe, Dr. Jill Taylor-Hollings & Dr. Martha Dowsley For at least 7,000 years, Manomin has been cared for...
Growing Co-operatively: Strengthening Food Systems in Northwestern Ontario
- The Walleye
By Sarah Jensen, Regional Food Systems Coordinator, FAN-NWO It’s winter 1939, and you’re about to head out for a fun new winter activity – skating on the Thunder Bay Dairy...
Putting Indigenous Food Sovereignty First: Insights from the Fall 2025 Understanding Our Food Systems Gathering
- The Walleye
By Liz Lovell, Community Food Systems Coordinator, FAN-NWO Actualizing Indigenous food sovereignty is about much more than addressing hunger—it is about rebuilding relationships with the land, reviving traditional practices, promoting...
Local Seeds, Global Impact
- Blog
Coming Home from Nyéléni: What a Global Food Sovereignty Space Leaves With You
- Blog
By: Sarah Siska, Executive Director, FAN-NWO This September, I traveled from Northwestern Ontario to Kandy, Sri Lanka, to take part in the 3rd Global Nyéléni Forum on Food Sovereignty. For...
Restoring Manomin: Supporting Indigenous Relationships with The Good Berry through Community-University Partnerships
- The Walleye
By Sophie Shepherd, Rachel Johnson (Students, Lakehead University Masters of Environmental Studies), Dr. Charles Levkoe, Dr. Jill Taylor-Hollings & Dr. Martha Dowsley For at least 7,000 years, Manomin has been cared for...
Growing Co-operatively: Strengthening Food Systems in Northwestern Ontario
- The Walleye
By Sarah Jensen, Regional Food Systems Coordinator, FAN-NWO It’s winter 1939, and you’re about to head out for a fun new winter activity – skating on the Thunder Bay Dairy...
Putting Indigenous Food Sovereignty First: Insights from the Fall 2025 Understanding Our Food Systems Gathering
- The Walleye
By Liz Lovell, Community Food Systems Coordinator, FAN-NWO Actualizing Indigenous food sovereignty is about much more than addressing hunger—it is about rebuilding relationships with the land, reviving traditional practices, promoting...
Local Seeds, Global Impact
- Blog
Coming Home from Nyéléni: What a Global Food Sovereignty Space Leaves With You
- Blog
By: Sarah Siska, Executive Director, FAN-NWO This September, I traveled from Northwestern Ontario to Kandy, Sri Lanka, to take part in the 3rd Global Nyéléni Forum on Food Sovereignty. For...
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