Planning, Policy and Advocacy | ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐎᓇᐣ, ᐃᓇᑯᓂᑫᐎᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᑫᐎᓇᐣ

Reclaiming our right to food self-determination in Nishnawbe Aski Nation can be supported through planning, policy, and advocacy at the community, First Nation Council, territorial, provincial, national, and international levels. Through the establishment of food policies, food standards and dialogue with other Indigenous peoples we can articulate our food values and assert our food self-determination. Advocacy with other levels of government can be focused to further support systemic changes.

Action

Develop our own First Nation policies and standards that support food self-determination at the grass roots level.

• Community based food charters
• NAN Food Strategy Implementation and Funding Plan
• NAN Food Sovereignty Committee
• Community based food plans
• Food Values integrated into Land Use Planning
• Price Monitoring and Food Assessments
• Band Council Resolutions, ie bans on energy drinks
• Ownership & control of integrated food system

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