Story Map – Braiding Food System Project
This interactive StoryMap tracks the geographic and relational journey of the Braiding Food Systems (BFS) project across partner First Nations in Northern Ontario.
It is a multi-stop spatial narrative featuring Garden Stewards, Elders, Researchers, and Students.
Welcome to the Braiding Food Systems journey. In May 2023, the University of Guelph and OMAFA partnered with three Northern Ontario First Nations and later with North Shore Tribal Council to restore Indigenous seed sovereignty.
Grounded in Two-Eyed Seeing and Participatory Action Research (PAR), every step of this journey is governed by formal Band Council Resolutions (BCRs), ensuring that all data remains 100% owned, controlled, accessible, and managed by each community.
Braiding Food Systems (BFS) continues the work in the North
Braiding Food Systems (BFS) continues the work in the north During the winter season, the Braiding Food Systems (BFS) team led several community-based initiatives focused
Building and Strengthening Engagement, Partnerships and Collaboration for Braiding Food Systems in Northern Ontario – Year One Key Lessons
The Braiding Food Systems (BFS) project has demonstrated how building trusting relationships between researchers and First Nations communities creates strong relational opportunities for learning about food and seed systems in Northern Ontario
Braiding Food Systems: Co-Constructing Indigenous Seed Systems with Northern Ontario First Nations
Ontario rural planning development and policy
Dakota Cherry Spotlight: Braiding Food Systems in Northern Ontario for Food Sovereignty, Security, and Climate Adaptation
Food sovereignty is only possible if it takes place at the same time as political sovereignty of peoples
Sowing the seeds of Indigenous food sovereignty in the North
Three-year research project will introduce Indigenous seeds to northern First Nations