Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation happens every year on September 30. Here at Glacier FarmMedia, we’re committed year-round to including Indigenous voices and stories in our agricultural coverage. It hasn’t always been that way. Our editorial teams across our network have been on a journey of discovery and learning since we chose to […] Read more
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Alberta First Nations tribe spins hay into gold
Kainai Forage sets a new record with a 40,000 tonne first cut and it has no plans of stopping there
Four years ago, Kainai Forage set out to increase its premium forage production fivefold by 2024. If its first cut is any indication, it could be on its way to that 100,000-tonne goal. The plant-to-processing company recently set a record-best first cut when it harvested more than 40,000 tonnes of export-destined timothy hay grown under […] Read more
‘Our bridge is a bridge of hope’
Living Lab to build relationships with other people and the earth on two Saskatchewan First Nations
A project on two Saskatchewan First Nations seeks to restore community members’ relationships with the land, water and sky, and to reimagine their relationships with neighbouring farmers. A big objective of the Bridge to Land Water Sky Living Lab is to see lease agreements with farmers as not just financial transactions, but “promises to each […] Read more
Reconnecting a First Nations community to agriculture
Snow swirls outside the doors at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Sask., as winter falls on the city in November of 2022. However, the fluffy flakes that fill the streets don’t deter the crowds. All around are cowboy hats and worn-out baseball caps, a sign of defiance against the bitter cold and snow-heavy clouds. Terry […] Read more
Year in review: hearing hard truths about First Nations farmers
Digging into the history of oppression and neglect of Indigenous farmers on the Prairies a heartbreaking but necessary endeavour
“They said agriculture is going to be your new buffalo. That’s how you’re going to feed yourselves,” Robert Maytwayashing told me. By ‘they’ he meant the Canadian government, many years ago. Maytwayashing is a former cattle farmer from Lake Manitoba First Nation, and he’s worked in multiple advocacy, leadership and cultural training roles. Farming went […] Read more
Entrepreneur says Indigenous people face ag challenges
First Nations members must deal with cultural and legal barriers as they attempt to participate in agricultural industry
OTTAWA — Kendal Netmaker, a Saskatoon entrepreneur and speaker from Sweetgrass First Nation in Saskatchewan, said Indigenous people would like to be asked to work in agriculture. Many won’t apply for a job because they believe their culture and history mean they don’t have a chance. He told the Canadian Crops convention that decades of […] Read more
