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Jan 25 2010
B.C. Food Systems Network Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty Final Report
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The purpose of this project was to engage Aboriginal communities in discussions that would enable individuals and groups involved with food related action to explore and identify ways that the B.C. Food Systems Network (BCFSN) - Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty (WGIFS) can support their work on increasing food security.

Dawn Morrison
Land Access/Distribution, Land Management, Land Title and Rights, Generations and Youth, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Food Related Illness and Disease, Sustainability, Conservation Ecology, Protection and Direct Action, Responsibility and Relationships, Eco-cultural Restoration, Economics, Community Economics, Bioregional Economics
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Jan 25 2010
1st Annual Interior of B.C. Indigenous Food Sovereignty Conference Final Report
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Since the time of contact with non Indigenous settlers in the southern interior of B.C. many traditional Indigenous harvesters including hunters, fishermen, and gatherers from the Ktunaxa, Nlaka’pamux, Secwepemc, St’at’imc, Syilx, and Ts’ilqotin nations have repeatedly expressed concern about the declining health and abundance of culturally important foods in our respective traditional territories. Therefore, the Interior of B.C.

Dawn Morrison
Land Access/Distribution, Land Management, Land Title and Rights, Generations and Youth, Elders, Adults, Youth, Infants and Children, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Lifestyle, Food Related Illness and Disease, Sustainability, Conservation Ecology, Protection and Direct Action, Responsibility and Relationships, Eco-cultural Restoration, Economics, Economic Values, Household Economics
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Jan 12 2010
Development of an integrated diabetes prevention program with First Nations in Canada
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Summary

Dawn Morrison
Health, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Food Related Illness and Disease
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Jan 11 2010
Documenting Traditional Food Systems of Indigenous Peoples: International Case Studies - Guidelines for Procedures
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Guidelines for proceeding with Indigenous community based research as it relates to traditional food systems. The link provides the following documents in pdf format.
1. International Case Studies
2. Procedures Manuel - Introduction
3. Procedures Manuel - 5 step
4. Procedures Manuel - Tools and References
5. Procedures Manuel - Appendices

Dawn Morrison
Health, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Economics
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Jan 8 2010
Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Metis
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The food guide shows how many servings to choose from each food group every day and how much food makes a serving. Canada's Food Guide describes healthy eating for Canadians two years of age or older. Choosing the amount and type of food recommended in Canada's Food Guide will help:
- children and teens grow and thrive
- meet your needs for vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients
- lower your risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain types of cancer and osteoporosis (weak and brittle bones).

Dawn Morrison
Health, Nutrition
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