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NFU-Ontario
Guelph, ON: The National Farmers Union-Ontario is hosting its annual convention and AGM virtually on Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4, 2022. The keynote address Indigenous Worldviews, Climate Change & the Way Forward for Northern Trappers: A Call for Solidarity will be provided by Dr. Priscilla Settee, David Suzuki Foundation Fellow and Professor at the University of Saskatchewan on Thursday, March 3rd at 7:30pm (EST).
Dr. Settee will describe her research as a David Suzuki fellow, documenting the impact of western development on Indigenous traditional economies and food producing capabilities, with a focus on trappers in northern Saskatchewan. She will also speak about her work as the co-editor of “Indigenous Food Systems: Cases, Concepts and Conversations”, and will speak to the importance of acknowledging and promoting community based Indigenous food systems both locally, nationally and internationally; and her belief that working in solidarity with global citizens will promote biodiversity and the world foods.
This keynote presentation is a feature of the Region 3/ NFU-O Annual General Meeting, which includes panel discussions on lessons learned from farm succession planning and land partnerships, reflections on treaty relationships, land sharing and co-farming, and farmer’s solutions to working with the realities of climate change, as well as reports from Regional Council and National officials, elections, and debates on policy resolutions.
The event is open to the public. Cost is $20 per person. Register here or call at 1-888-832-9638.
