Partnership within Indigenous communities, and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, recognized as the key to success across resource industries.
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian Western Agribition’s 11th Indigenous Agriculture Summit focused on growing opportunities for Indigenous producers and using their ways of knowing to advance the ag industry. Topics included growth of wealth and how that can contribute to food sovereignty. Many of the speakers said community involvement and interest is a main way to […] Read moreTag Archives indigenous ag
Rural Alta. communities eligible for funding
Provincial government makes $3 million available for small and Indigenous rural communities to grow their economies
An additional $3 million has been earmarked by the Alberta government for rural Indigenous and small communities to “grow their economic footprint.” The funding represents the second round of grants through the government’s Small Community Opportunity Program, said a recent news release. Last year, grants between $20,000 and $100,000 for 43 community-led projects were granted […] Read more
Canada, First Nations agree on unmet agricultural claims
A handful of specific agricultural benefit claims between the federal government and nine First Nations were settled Oct. 18. Once fully settled, these claims – unmet promises in treaties 5, 6 and 10 territories throughout the Prairie provinces – will represent almost $1.4 billion in combined compensation to these First Nations. Through these treaties, Canada […] Read more
Role for farming seen in economic reconciliation
Communication, listening and taking that first daunting step are called key to moving toward economic reconciliation
Glacier FarmMedia – The dictionary definition of reconciliation is “restoration of friendly relations” and “the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.” When it comes to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada, it goes beyond a few days of recognition, advocates say. It’s about leaving space for economic reconciliation too, […] Read more
Reconciliation can happen,one relationship at a time
Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is a day for sombre reflection on a painful chapter in Canada’s history, that of residential schools and their lasting impact on Indigenous peoples. While these reflections cannot change the past, they can inform how we build our shared future. For rural Canada, some of the […] Read more
Talent, careers can thrive on Canadian Prairie farms
As we head into harvest season, farmers are again faced with the perennial problem of getting enough people to take off this year’s crop. Traditional solutions include recruiting recently retired farmers who like to jump on the combine, grain cart or truck for a few weeks of work, or younger people from the farm community […] Read more
Potential Indigenous labour force should not be ignored
This story is part of a series looking into the pools of human talent within Canada’s population that could help fill the growing labour shortage that is crippling many farms. Farms are desperately short of workers. There are pools of workers right near many of these farms, but farmers don’t often look to them. They […] Read more
First Nations producers hope for farm comeback
Indigenous communities have few ties to farming, but those in the business say it’s important to try to turn that around
This is part of an occasional series looking into the pools of human talent within Canada’s population that could help fill the growing labour shortage that is crippling many farms. LANGHAM, Sask. — Like a lot of young men in rural communities, Kobe Wolf Child is proud to be a ranch hand. It’s the perfect […] Read more
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
Glacier FarmMedia – First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into […] Read more
Indigenous producers discuss farming challenges in AIM Panel
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers on the Ag in Motion Indigenous Producers Panel say there isn’t enough Indigenous agriculture today and there’s too much reliance on others for lifestyle. Indigenous people have been farming for thousands of years—a fact that is often forgotten or dismissed. It’s ebbed and flowed over the centuries, with it growing during […] Read more
