NNDDC’s commitment to Food Sovereignty and Security has always been a part of our approach to community development. In recent years we’ve prioritized this aspect of our business activities and invested in a full-time Food Systems Researcher, and multiple initiatives pertaining to food connectivity and access in our community.
The NNDDC Food Connections page is a digital home that strives to capture the
broad scope of work that NNDDC and our team are working hard to build in the name of sustainable, values-driven development. We hope that it becomes a place that not only tells the story of the vital importance that food sovereignty plays in reconciliation and decolonization, but contributes to our ongoing narrative of how business operations and community reinvestment go hand-in-hand for development work. While for many communities, food security is a primary focus of development efforts, NNDDC is proud to continue conversation about work and food to a place that focuses on food sovereignty – to uplift our community’s ability to define, access, and control their own food systems.
As we take a moment to celebrate this milestone, we are compelled to acknowledge the context in which we are sharing this work. Just over a month ago, the environmental disaster at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine leached cyanide into the land and water of our Traditional Territory. As our Nation’s leaders strive towards action and advocacy for remediation measures, we know that this is one more threat in an ongoing history of colonial violence that disrupts and harms our Traditional and vital food systems. This most recent disaster is a reminder that now more than ever our work in building and protecting our Nation’s food sovereignty is and must be an organizational priority.
In September 2024, the Mayo community will be welcoming Catherine Littlefield who will be residing in community full-time in order to continue her food systems work.
“We're honoured to announce the launch of our brand-new "Food Connectivity" webpage. This is the place to be informed about food sovereignty and security work that we've prioritized at NNDDC. We'll be telling the story of what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how you can get involved.
Food connects us all. Fostering strong food systems is a passion for NNDDC because we believe in the power of food for collective well-being. We've learned from the community how food practices connect people and land, tradition and adaptation, routine and ceremony, and past, present, and future generations. I am grateful and excited to soon call Mayo home and allow for deeper community connections to inform my learning, this work, and what we can achieve in building together.” - Catherine Littlefield, Food Systems Manager
The NNDDC Food Connections page is now live. We encourage you to browse, read our stories, share your ideas, and follow along as this important work continues.
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