June 12, 2020

Turning Food into a Weapon in the Battle against Colonialism

Even before the pandemic highlighted broad issues of food insecurity, Indigenous people across Canada were working on ways to restore food sovereignty and traditional practices.
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And even before the outcry over the murder of George Floyd, they had called out the racism inherent in our current food supply system.
Battling colonialism can start with the food we eat.
Dawn Morrison, the founder, chair and coordinator of the Food Systems Net