This is a great site about the food systems of 12 different Indigenous peoples around the world, including 3 from Canada. There are several great videos from different communities. www.indigenousnutrition.org
Archive | May, 2013
Updates from the Wild Foods Programs in the Northwest Territories
I recently travelled to the Northwest Territories to check in with the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) Wild Foods Programs currently running in Fort Providence and Fort Resolution. In Fort Providence, a small community located on the Mackenzie River, it has been a busy spring as community members and youth from the school […]
Updates from the Wild Foods Programs in the Northwest Territories
I recently travelled to the Northwest Territories to check in with the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC) Wild Foods Programs currently running in Fort Providence and Fort Resolution. In Fort Providence, a small community located on the Mackenzie River, it has been a busy spring as community members and youth from the school […]
Wild Foods Programs in Fort Providence and Fort Resolution
An article from the Northern Journal based on an interview with Courtney Mason that profiles IHRG Wild Foods Programs in Fort Providence and Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. Click here to read more!
Food Access to Fly-In First Nations Community
An interesting Globe and Mail article about how one Northern Ontario Aboriginal community is finding new partners to gain access to more affordable healthy foods for their community members. Click here to read about it!
Webinar put on by the Northern Farm Training Institute
June 11th at 1PM EST there will be a webinar on NWT Local Food Education. See link below for more information or to sign up! http://foodsecurecanada.org/webform/northern-farm-training-institute-restructuring-education-local-food-production-north
Update from Wapekeka First Nation
During the first period of CACO2 funding, members of Wapekeka First Nation offered some great opportunities for members of the community: Ice Fishing as part of a Land Based Healing project: taught individuals how to use the gas powered auger to drill ice holes, taught them how to put bait on their hooks and how […]
Simple Fish Soup
Good day everyone, For this week’s recipe, we propose a new way to prepare your favorite fish. A simple vegetable soup that is a charm to concoct with whatever you have on hand and whatever fish you like.
Cabbage Rolls
Good day everyone! For this new recipe, we wanted to rediscover a comfort food dish: cabbage rolls. Including ground venison meat and maple syrup, we came up with a flavorful combination that is also very affordable. The goal is to recycle weekly ingredients, like old bread, to gain a lot of flavors.
Beaver, yogurt and paprika
Hello everyone! The wild meat is back with this week’s recipe: a simple way to prepare beaver meat. For a gathering with friends or for a fresh lunch idea, this symbiosis of wild meat flavor and paprika will do the trick!
