First Nations' Food Self-Determination Activities

This infographic was prepared by Nishnawbe Aski Nation with the support of the Northern Food Systems Community Project Coordinator in partnership with Eko Nomos and the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute. It explores a spectrum of First Nations' food self-determination activities, including:

• Traditional practices
  • The knowledge, skills, and practices for catching, gathering and processing wild foods from Traditional Territories
• Nutrition practices
  • The knowledge, skills, and practices for learning and knowing what to eat and when for a healthy life
• Imported food
  • The systems and practices that bring food to your community from other places or Traditional Territories
• Local production
  • Foods grown, cultivated or produced in your community through gardening or farming

See the First Nations' Food Self-Determination Activities infographic.