Reading Time: 3 minutes How can the treaty rights of Indigenous peoples be honoured in a way that gives them a proper seat at the table when it comes to farming in Canada?
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future
OPINION: ‘Cows and plows’ settlement over a broken Indigenous treaty shows the urgent need for more transparent governance
Reading Time: 4 minutes Members of the Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve (TTR) in Manitoba recently voted to ratify the Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement Agreement. This cows-and-plows settlement is a step toward rectifying historical wrongs. The process has also highlighted several ongoing governing challenges. This includes exposing a flawed Crown/Indigenous consultation process as well as the need for trust-building with Indigenous leadership.
Tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers says National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. tariffs threaten Indigenous farmers and agri-businesses, as well as community food security and economic sovereignty said the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food.
Chile’s ‘seed guardians’ grow and protect forgotten food varieties
Reading Time: 2 minutes An emerging group of farmers and growers in Chile, known as seed guardians, aim to protect the traditional crops of their ancestors, keeping them safe from industrial agriculture and genetic modification.
NCIAF and NAAAN to collaborate to advance Indigenous agriculture
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two agriculture advocacy groups have announced a partnership to advance Indigenous national and tribal collaboration on agriculture across Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Agribition 2024: Indigenous Ag Summit focuses on community, partnership
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Western Agribition’s 11th Indigenous Agriculture Summit focused on growing opportunities for Indigenous producers and using their ways of knowing to advance the ag industry.
Canada, First Nations agree on unmet agricultural claims
Reading Time: 2 minutes A handful of specific agricultural benefit claims between the federal government and nine First Nations were settled on Friday.
Once fully settled, these claims—unmet promises in treaties 5, 6 and 10 territories throughout the Prairie provinces—will represent almost $1.4 billion in combined compensation to these First Nations.
National Farmers Union opens applications to training, support program for underrepresented farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Women, racialized, Indigenous and young farmers and farm workers, as well as those from other underrepresented groups, are invited to apply to THE EXCHANGE, a new training and support program led by the National Farmers Union (NFU).
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
Reading Time: 2 minutes First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into farming.
Indigenous producers discuss farming challenges in AIM Panel
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers on the Ag in Motion Indigenous Producers Panel say there isn't enough Indigenous agriculture today and there's too much reliance on others for lifestyle.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
