Hello! Dustina Gill Sisseton South Dakota

Christy from Denver, CO

Mary Ann in Albuquerque New Mexico

Chef Miles Huff, Bluffton, South Carolina

Good day! I'm Juda Tolmasoff from San Mateo County in California.

Hillary from Oregon. Thank you for hosting.

Kenna in D.C.

Sylvia Rains Dennis, honored to dwell in Taos homelands, northern NM

Carrie of the Everglades Waterways, of Tequesta

Alyssa from Riverside, California

Angelina Magerl Winnebago, Nebraska

Mehdi Sharifi from Syilx Territory, BC, Canada

Hello from Anchorage, Alaska! Dena'inaq ełnen'aq' gheshtnu ch'q'u yeshdu. I live and work on the land of the Dena’ina. Translation: S. Shaginoff-Stuart, J. Isaak

Hi there! Darlene and Guatlian from Newark, DE

Tammie Ostdiek, Bridgeport, Nebraska

Hello, Juliet from Riverside California

Hello, this is Kirsten Hannam. I am joining from Penticton, BC, traditional territory of the Syilx people.

Hello, Sharla Strong, joining from Arizona

Hello, greetings from Georgia, Kakha Nadiradze AFRD

Leslie Rae Henry Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota

Lace from Montana

Jackie Mason, Manager Indigenous Support and Awareness Office for AAFC, coming to you from Victoria, BC

Hi! Brian here from the homelands of the Council of Three Fires (Chicago)

We have successfully practiced a cross sectors collaboration approach https://annamrit.com/Farmersstories.pdf with these happiness https://sjsindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CJBS-Apple-Project-Final.pdf

Clifton & Christine Bruno, Wasco Tribe, Oregon USA

David Meyer with Corteva from Iowa

Harriet Kuhnlein from the Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE) at McGill University, Canada

Shane, Fremont NE

Thank you for joining the webinar “Co-Producers Unite! Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Food Heritage of Turtle Island. Today’s webinar is hosted by FAO North America, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Slow Food Turtle Island Association and Slow Food USA.This webinar is also being live streamed on Twitter on the @FAONorthAmerica page. Join the conversation on Twitter using #HonoringNativeFoods #CoProducersUnite #IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldFoodDay.Feel free to use the chat box for comments, please use the Q&A box for questions and let us know where you are joining from.Program https://bit.ly/Oct14AgendaSpeaker Bios https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Tristan--Phoenix, O'odham and Piipash lands

Monique Lopez Apache from Portland Oregon

Speaking now is Denisa Livingston who is an unapologetic food justice organizer, Slow Food International Indigenous Councilor of the Global North, and an Appointed Member of the Champions Network of the United Nations Food Systems Summit. Her mission is to improve and empower the lives of others. She is committed to addressing food apartheid, nutritional trauma, the diabetes epidemic, the dominant culture of unhealthy foods, and the increasing need of healthy food access and restorative justice. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Hi all, this is Courtney from Delaware with Native Roots Farm Foundation.

Budi, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Hi Mara here, SFUSA Biodiversity Strategist from the Dawnlands in Abenaki Territory

Jere Columbia Missouri

?ex Kwn (Hello) Aleesha Jones from Vancouver, the University of British Columbia. I am calling in from the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam people.

Hillary Egna from Oregon

Good morning, Tylo Kennedy SE Alaska

Henry Sintim, University of Ghana, Accra

Dawn E. LeBeau, Akiptan Inc. on the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation.

Cindy Brison from Omaha, NE

We are the founders of the World Farmers Market Coalition, WFMC

Angie Boone, Cherokee Nation citizen, employee of Pinoleville Pomo Nation

Jenn Ripp, Decorah IA

Jackie, central Oregon

Ayisha Kalin - Canarsie/Lenape territory

Speaking now is Valerie Nuvayestewa who is Hopi/Tewa and from the Tewa Corn Clan, Tewa Village. Valerie is currently working as the Creative Associate, for a family initiated, environmental, grassroots organization, Tuskwat Oqawtoynani, (helping the Earth to gather its strength) which involves, cleaning First Mesa, Arizona from top to bottom, projects around erosion control/restoration of mesa trails, orchard restoration, and educational webinars focusing on environmental stewardship targeted to educate the youth, while bringing the wisdom of the elders to the forefront. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Leon A. Nuvayestewa, Sr. from Hopi in Northern Arizona.

Greetings from Susquehannock/Nanticoke territory by Baltimore

Thank you Denisa and Valerie for sharing with us today.

Multnomah, Chinook, Molalla Territory

Good afternoon-Felix Evbuomwan from Atlanta Georgia USA

Haida and Tlingit From Southeast Alaska

It’s an honor to share this day with all of you from unceded Akimel O’odham and Piipaash lands (Phoenix, Arizona, USA).

greetings from Ghana

Pila'mayaye (thank you) for that beautiful prayer :)

Beauty. Ahe'hee'

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful prayer.

AHO

That was beautiful. Thank you.

Miigwetch!

Thank you, Valerie.

XOXOXOXO

That was very beautiful Valerie, thank you

mahalo, so beautiful

Just beautiful Valerie. Thank you so very much.

I appreciate the emotion as well :)

Thank you for your powerful words.

Thank you Valerie.

Thank you for joining the webinar “Co-Producers Unite! Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Food Heritage of Turtle Island. Today’s webinar is hosted by FAO North America, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Slow Food Turtle Island Association and Slow Food USA.This webinar is also being live streamed on Twitter on the @FAONorthAmerica page. Join the conversation on Twitter using #HonoringNativeFoods #CoProducersUnite #IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldFoodDay.Feel free to use the chat box for comments, please use the Q&A box for questions and let us know where you are joining from.Program https://bit.ly/Oct14AgendaSpeaker Bios https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

kwukwssteyp (thank you) for your prayer.

Thank you Valerie <3

peace and good tidings one and all, blessings of the universe rain down on the congregants

Speaking now is Jocelyn Brown Hall, who is the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office for North America based in Washington, DC. Prior to this role she served as the Deputy Regional Representative for the FAO Regional Office for Africa, where she oversaw 47 FAO country offices and guided strategy and communications around food security, agriculture, climate change, agrifood trade, animal and plant health, among other topics. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Mikaila - your volume could be increased, please

Hello, will this event be recorded?

Ottawa Canada

University of Oregon

Princess Anne, Maryland

Fort Peck, Montana

Joining from San Francisco, the southern end of Salmon Nation. Thanks to the Salmon People.

Phoenix Interagency Dispatch Center, Mesa, AZ

Ayesha! It's Jenn from RARE. I believe it is being recorded.

Columbia City, Indiana USA

This webinar is being recorded and live streamed on Twitter on the @FAONorthAmerica page. We will share the recording with all participants.

sara from tempe arizona, also the indigenous home of the Akimel O'odham and Peeposh people

I'm Sarah joining from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Thank you so much 🙂 Hi Jenn!

Mary from Central Veirginia

Virginia*

Boozhoo! Greetings from the Little Shell of Great Falls MT

Joining from Kalapuya land in Oregon

Maggie from Tulsa, OK, living and working on Muscogee (Creek) land

Max joining you all from the lands of Pomo and Costal Miwok peoples, in Northern California.

Akeredolu Mercy from Ethiopia. Good day everyone

Alison tuning in from Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland

Ahnee, Boozhoo, Tansi from Paula in Tkaronto (Toronto,Ontarion, Canada)

Joining from the lands of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.

from Puyallup WA

Carol from Ottawa on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People

Speaking now is Anna Mulé who joined Slow Food USA in 2016 after working in digital marketing and multimedia production. With a background in ethnomusicology and journalism, she loves the intersection of food and culture and the rich diversity of the Slow Food community. Anna grew up in rural upstate New York, where her family raised turkeys and made their own sausage, and has lived in Vietnam, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

https://slowfoodusa.org/recipes-from-turtle-island/

Thank you!! 🙌

Check out the Recipes from Turtle Island cookbook here: https://vf63g1zsy1jqfwy46tx5qk6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Recipes-from-Turtle-Island.pdf

Speaking now is Latashia Redhouse who is an enrolled member of the Diné Nation and was raised in southeastern Utah. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Journalism with an emphasis in Corporate Communications at Utah State University. She has spent years supporting organizations with marketing strategies and guidance, and is excited to serve the Native American farmer-entrepreneurs and business owners. Her passion is to inspire Indigenous professionals and offer solutions to help grow their business. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Speaking now is Tomie Peterson who is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. She is a graduate of Black Hills State University and joins Intertribal Agriculture Council from Dacotah Bank in Mobridge, where she was an Agriculture Banker. In this setting, She developed a trained eye for Ag Lending and Finance. In her new capacity with the IAC, she advocates on behalf of Tribal producers for fair and equitable financing, functional access to USDA programming, and innovative business structures. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Check out the Intertribal Agriculture Council website here: https://www.indianag.org/

Speaking now is Spring Alaska Schreiner who is the owner and Principal Ecologist-Indigenous Agriculturalist of Sakari Farms/Sakari Botanicals. Spring serves on multiple regional and national agricultural boards and educational committees and serves as an advocate for local farmers and tribal members. Spring was the recent recipient of the 2019 NASDA Women Farm to Food Award, honoring her achievements regionally in value added food production and small farm education. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Joan Bouchard, State College PA, my niece and nephews are members of the Lummi nation.

Speaking now is Elena Terry who is the Executive Chef/Founder of Wild Bearies, a nonprofit formed in 2018 to keep First Nation food traditions alive, and to help community members who are dealing with trauma or addiction. Elena is the Food and Culinary Program Coordinator for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance as well as in partnerships with the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative and UW Horticulture Department. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

YES!!!

Gete'

Speaking now is Rich Francis, who is the executive chef/owner of Seventh Fire Hospitality Group focusing on contemporary Indigenous cuisine. He also stars as a Chef host on the Wild Game TV series and the docu-series Red Chef Revival. Additionally, Chef Francis is reaching students across Canada through his decolonizing food workshops. His cooking is designed to deliver the true emotional experience of Aboriginal gastronomy to his clientele. He uses products that are locally sourced – fished, hunted, trapped, harvested – as well as indigenous products from a community on Turtle island. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Great first session!

You are doing great work thank you for advocating for Indigenous Food

g'chi miigwech!

Many thanks. Those who have spoken have provided a lot for reflection.

Really inspiring presentations.

Thank you so much everyone <3

Yes, STRONG!

Great inspiring work. Thank you!

Amazing work. Very inspired.

am inspired.

great presentations

Wonderful information - neewe thank you

Sincerely appreciate all of this sharing. Thank you!

From Sebastopol, California, Miwok and Pomo land, We of Community Seed Exchange patiently grow and share our seeds freely with local gardeners, honoring the indigenous peoples who lived on this Sonoma County land.

Feel free to use the chat box for comments, please use the Q&A box for questions and let us know where you are joining from.Program for the event: https://bit.ly/Oct14AgendaSpeaker Bios: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Marilyn Madrpne

Thank you, Chef Justin Pioche! https://www.piochefoodgroup.com/

That rose hip chocolate was crazy good. My husband and I loved it.

Speaking now is Simon Martinez who has been the Operations Manager of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise for 29 years and the Operations Manager of Bow & Arrow Brand, LLC for the past 5 years. Bow & Arrow Brand, LLC launched in 2014, it mills, and packages all non-GMO corn products. All of the products which consist of yellow, white and blue cornmeal; grits; polenta; yellow corn flour and clean, shelled corn and cracked corn feed. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Ellen HastayForest Grove, Oregon

View the abundance of Native American products by visiting IAC’s producer directory - https://www.indianagfoods.org/producers. Reach out to Tomie or I if you are seeking specific products. Love seeing the beautiful comments from those who received the Native Food Connection products.

Latashia, you read my mind! Thank you!

I just ordered one of these from Bow & Arrow: https://bowandarrowbrand.com/products/bow-arrow-brand-gift-mug/

Beautiful picture of the field.

Share your box and your recipes on social media using the hashtags #HonoringNativeFoods #CoProducersUnite #IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldFoodDayCheck out Chef Justin Pioche’s work at: https://www.piochefoodgroup.com/ & ​​https://www.instagram.com/jjbpeezy/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/SlowFoodUSA/status/1447575065265070081

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Speaking now is Chef Nephi Craig who is an enrolled member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is half Navajo. Chef Nephi Craig has 23 years culinary experience in America and around the world in London, Germany, Brazil and Japan. He is also the founder of the Native American Culinary Association or NACA, an organization/network that is dedicated to the research, refinement, and development of Native American Cuisine. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Congrats Chef Nephi! Beautiful work!

Thank you, everyone. What a thought-provoking and inspiring experience!

Love these pictures!

Amazing!! That looks delicious!

Community First! Beauty and taste!

Delicious.

This is all making me really, really hungry! Thank you for these beautiful photos of chef-inspired dishes!

Okay, now my mouth is watering!

Looks really great

Absolutely looking delicious.

All of this food looks not just beautiful but incredibly nourishing. Thank you Chef!!

Amazing work, Nephi!

Wow

beautiful sharing, heartfelt gratitude to ALL

You are one amazing individual Nephi, I love listening to you speak. Kuna'a for thinking of our own people first.

Speaking now is Chef Alfredo Oropeza who is celebrating 21 years of professional experience in the culinary and media related businesses, and has published 5 best sellers that promote healthy cooking and sustainable techniques. He has been able to share his passion for food and healthy lifestyle as Executive Producer and host of his own TV shows, such as “Al Sabor del Chef,” “Movimiento Al Natural,” “Chef Oropeza en Casa,” and Tributo Al productor in partnership with Grupo Televisa, BBC Latam, and HITN. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

My kids also love the chokecherry syrup for their waffles or blue corn pancakes

Chokecherry syrup is also good on oatmeal.

It looks delicious and now I know what to do with my chokecherry syrup!

I’ve got to try chokecherry syrup now

That’s a great idea, Janet. Why didn’t I think of that.

Will the recipes be shared afterwards?

https://redlakenationfoods.com/product/wild-chokecherry-syrup/

Thank you for the link!

I was delighted to receive a box. First meal was salmon cakes, roasted local squash, served with pasta dressed with the olive oil, tomatoes from my garden, herbs from my garden. Delicious! Looking forward to enjoying the other items.

Does anyone have a link for the chocolate? 😍

Recipes from Turtle Island: https://vf63g1zsy1jqfwy46tx5qk6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Recipes-from-Turtle-Island.pdf

Resource List include references mentioned by Denisa : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1irb3QZbybpIqm5cVnCys2_fKTBe2IYAm4DOtPG_UmCI/edit?fbclid=IwAR1gQQK6EaOEgofgz8EM1CeAR9UgsN8Qyl-DVaS2uWUdTjH--KDYMOtlkWA

Wonderful, thanks!

Excellent resource list - thank you!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom🙏,Organizers, Co-Producers Unite! and Panelists 🌳✊💚✊🌳👩🏻‍🌾👩🏻‍🍳🍁👨🏻‍🌾👨🏻‍🍳🍁

Contents in the box: Corn Meal - https://bowandarrowbrand.com/ Wheat Berries - https://www.ramonafarms.com/Maple Syrup - https://www.facebook.com/ZiibiFarm/ Choke Cherry Syrup - https://redlakenationfoods.com/ Midnight Tea -  https://sakarifarms.com/beef stick -  https://www.quapawcattlecompanystore.com/canned salmon - https://www.quinaultpride.online/

I have found the a primary place to promote equity and unity is with food. Thank you for this wonderful, enlightening conversation, today.

Where can I order the food box?

All - Thank you so much for joining FAO and our panelists today. I am afraid I have another call at 3pm with an HBCU so I will need to sign off.

View the abundance of Native American products by visiting IAC’s producer directory - https://www.indianagfoods.org/producers. Reach out to Tomie or I if you are seeking specific products.

The Native Food Connection Food box is currently out of stock, however we can help you identify producers or product you are interested in. Or you can visit the link Tomie shared to find Native ag and food businesses to support.

It fills our hearts to spend this time with like minded Indigenous food caretakers and knowledge keepers.

This has been an amazing event! Thank you for organizing this!

This has been balm for my torn soul, thank you so much <3 <3

Miigwetch All!

Thank you all - this has been enlightening and inspiring!

Will this video be available to share with people (e.g. *everyone* I know? ;) ?

What a great gathering today. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the success

Speaking now is Yon Fernandez-de-Larrinoa who is the Chief of the FAO Indigenous Peoples’ Unit. He joined FAO in 1998 and has worked mainly in Latin America and Asia, coordinating work in the Tsunami, Avian Influenza, Peru Earthquake and Haiti Earthquake operations. He co-founded the Pastoralists knowledge hub in FAO and started the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit in 2014. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

Thank you to all of the organizers and speakers - this was the best part of my day!

Book: https://www.fao.org/indigenous-peoples/new-book/en/

View producers certified for use of the ‘Made/Produced by American Indians’ trademark on the IAC website: https://www.indianagfoods.org/producersThank you to Tomie for sharing links to the products. Contents of the box:Corn Meal: https://bowandarrowbrand.com/Wheat Berries: https://www.ramonafarms.com/Maple Syrup: https://www.facebook.com/ZiibiFarm/Chokecherry Syrup: https://redlakenationfoods.com/Midnight Tea: https://sakarifarms.com/Beef: https://www.quapawcattlecompanystore.com/Canned Salmon: https://www.quinaultpride.online/

Soooo important! & land/water concerns re traditional agricultural lands and biodiverse native habitats

This has been an excellent program from start to finish. Thank you all very, very, much for the information and inspiration!

Right on, no wasting food!!!!

A meaningful focus and understanding of closing the loop with animal and human wastes will be necessary to address the unsustainable production system with which we are currently saddled.

Food waste is Kahopi, meaning not good.

thank you for the soulful program - so powerful to hear from you all. <3

Speaking now is Jessica Vega Ortega who is a young indigenous woman from the Mixteco people, originally from the indigenous community, San Miguel Ahuehutitlán, Oaxaca. She is studying for her Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She has been an intern and consultant in the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit. Full bio: https://bit.ly/Oct14Bios

insightful, interconnected perspectives!

Owii askwali, thankyou everyone who participated and shared their knowledge!

Thank you so much for joining everyone! Don’t forget to share your box and your recipes on social media using the hashtags #HonoringNativeFoods #CoProducersUnite #IndigenousPeoplesDay #WorldFoodDay

Thank you

Thank you!