[BCFSN] [Wildsalmon] Ifs Digest, Vol 257, Issue 2

[Dawn Morrison]

Dr. Mr. Natural,

Please note this email listserve is for networking and sharing information
as it relates to wild salmon. Also note, Abra Brynne does not represent
the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty who maintains this
listserve.

I also want to state that I do not agree with perpetuating any kind of
paradigm that describes the food system in productionist or "resource"
based terminology. I feel it's part of the underlying paradigm that
created the problems in the first place.

I also feel it's important for me to work only with non-Indigenous friends
and allies who are supporting Indigenous communities to develop our own
food system framework for an by ourselves.

If you have come here to "fix us" you have come to the wrong place, but if
you have come because your reality is tangled up in mine, then there maybe
room to work together.

There are many sensitivities around how the dynamics of privilege and
power play out in your framework and as an Secwepemc matriarch, I am
limited in my capacity to respond to them.

I hope you understand.

Dawn


On Sun, February 18, 2018 11:30 pm, Mr. Natural wrote:
> My Global Branding Moto: I am Passionate and Care about the Health and
> Wellness of Mother Nature, The Planet & People.
>
>
> Hi Dawn, Abra & All
>
>
> Several years have passed since I tried to work with the now defunct
> First
> Nations Agriculture Institute and other Native organizations in Fort St
> John area to set up a National Conference Seed Symposium to design and
> build more resilient self sustaining communities addressing food security,
>  sovereignty, community health and wellbeing,
>
> I am from Vancouver but presently in the Dominican Republic where I am
> designing and building the first rooftop garden in the country 5000 square
>  feet to supply the healthiest freshest food available anywhere in the
> country from garden to plate to supply the Canadian owned restaurant
> below with fresh healthy tasty nutritious* better than organic* fruit,
> vegetables, herbs, spices, edible flower, medicinal plants. This country
> like most but more so than other countries is rampant with chemicals from
>  Monsanto and other companies.
>
>
> I would be most interested to work with anyone in developing food
> production systems for indigenous or any communities across the country.
> While I do not agree with Cathleen Kneen's 1987 comment, "Rather than
> concentrating on what sort of food is healthy for the individual person,
> we must think about what kind of production system is healthy for the
> globe. Acting in the context of this vision of a different kind of food
> system, we will gain the freedom - and the power - to force change for
> some measure of justice in this one." I think what food as well as food
> systems are both important. We are what we eat.
>
> In relation to fish as part of my several Power Point Presentations and
> Lectures/Seminars I go into great detail as to what systems we need to
> implement and why in relation to the issues of seafoods and the rapidly
> depleting and polluted resources world wide and numerous dead zones world
>  wide. As well as a multitude of issues plaguing society as a whole.
>
> My food production design systems model are based on over 35 years of
> research based on empirical and unequivocal data supported by global case
> studies and leading authorities around the world including the U.N. Chief
>  Scientific Advisor tot he U.K. and others.
>
>
> Its all about design! As a scientific innovative and integrated designer
> builder of hyper abundant better than organic food production systems
> using less energy water land time labor money to produce more while saving
> trees and environment aiding community health and wellbeing while creating
> bio diversity and aiding the biosphere.
>
> After 35 plus years of research I have concluded and coined the terms for
>  the two most important plants on the planet all things considered are
> what I term "The King and Queen of Medicinal Health and Nutritional Plants
> and Mother Natures Super Superfoods".
>
>
> I am available for lectures, workshops, Skype Conferences & Power Point
> Presentations and points to consider in proposal writing.
>
>
> In 2012 the International Union of Concerned Scientist published the most
>  comprehensive research to date, looking for the number one cause of
> sickness, disease and death Food/Diet.
>
> Hippocrates, "Let Food be our Medicine and Medicine be our Food".
>
>
> Thomas Edison, "The Doctors of the future will give no medicine but will
> interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the
> cause and prevention of disease".
>
>
> Edison
>
>
> [image: Inline image 4][image: Inline image 1]
>
>
> sincerest regards
>
> Paul H. J. Modde
>
>
> Global Agro-Ecology/Permaculture Consultant
>
>
> Cel; WhatsApp: 1-829-929-7227
>
>
> Skype: mrnatural7
>
>
> LinkedIn: Global Agro-Ecology/Permaculture/Hemp/Moringa Consultant
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 6:00 PM, <ifs-request at bcfsn.org> wrote:
>
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>> 1. Merry Xmas and update (Dawn Morrison)
>> 2. Invitation Feb 23 and great resource! (Abra Brynne)
>>
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>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com>
>> To: wgifs at bcfsn.org, ifs at bcfsn.org, wildsalmon at bcfsn.org
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:45:33 -0800
>> Subject: [IFS] Merry Xmas and update
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> I apologize for being so out of touch this year. Alot has happened with
>>  work and personal healing. Based on the strategic retreat held in
>> April,
>> I've developed a finely tuned Indigenous Food and Farm School Proposal,
>> and am seeking funding for support to develop, implement and evaluate.
>> I've developed partnerships with 3 key communities to test the farm
>> school program once it's complete, and have also established an
>> administrative partnership with the Vancouver Native Health Society and
>> Vancouver Parks
>> Board.
>>
>>
>> Here are some more of my accomplishments in 2017!
>>
>>
>> The Wild Salmon Caravan 2017 was a huge success, and I've since been
>> contemplating on how to increase our collective capacity to scale it out
>>  even bigger this coming year. Stay tuned!
>>
>> CBC Ideas Radio Program - Guest speaker on November 23
>>
>>
>> Our Times Magazine Interview/ARticle
>>
>>
>> Convened the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Learning Circle and Terms of
>> Reference
>>
>>
>> Trip to South Africa to provide advice and direction on World Forum and
>>  Fisher Peoples Cultural Exhange for Small Scale Fisheries
>>
>>
>> Trip to Basque, Spain to participate in 7th Annual Conference of La Via
>>  Campesina
>>
>>
>> Participating in advisory committee to National Farmer's Union
>>
>>
>> We have about $15,000 in our account, and the VFPC has nominated me for
>>  the Arrell Institute Award. If successful I would have enough funding
>> to support my work and an assistant over a couple years of developing
>> all our projects in 2018.
>>
>> Acquired funding
>> $35,000 - Heritage Canada (Wild Salmon Caravan Vancouver and Chilliwack)
>>  $35,000 - FNHA (Wild Salmon Caravan Merritt, Kamloops and Chase) plus
>> communications and outreach support 10,000 - I was awarded the 7th
>> Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples -
>> Tradition Bears for Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage. This funding
>> supported me in creating media that highlights the bio-cultural heritage
>> of my Secwepemc peoples in a way that will honour the "Water is Life"
>> teachings in our culture and support the Stop Kinder MOrgan Campaign.
>> $25,000 - Lush Foundation - Website development and communications and
>> outreach strategy meetings with 3 key communities. (Website in progress)
>>
>>
>> All narrative and financial reports are forthcoming and/or available on
>>  request.
>>
>> I have been very sick since the Wild Salmon Caravan and return from my
>> trip back east. I have been diagnosed with a chronic disease because I
>> have ignored my health for too long. I have been forced to take some
>> time off, and have been contemplating deeply into what a regenerative
>> practice (vs productive) would look like for my work with you and my
>> home community and the larger society who has been responding at rapidly
>> expanding rates.
>>
>> I will be reconvening the WGIFS over the next month or two after the
>> website project has been completed, to feel into how I/we must change
>> the way in which we work to be most sustainable in our own regeneration
>> and healing .
>>
>> In the meantime, I wish you all the very best in the holiday season and
>>  hope you can find some deep peace and regeneration in spending time
>> with your family and friends.
>>
>> Lots of Love,
>>
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>> Dawn Morrison,
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>>
>> Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
>> C/O 555 East 55th Avenue
>> Vancouver, B.C, V5X 1N6
>> Mobile: 778.879.5106 <(778)%20879-5106>
>> Email: dmo6842 at gmail.com
>> Websites: www.indigenousfoodsystems.org
>> https://wildsalmoncaravan.wordpress.com/
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Abra Brynne <abra at bcfsn.org>
>> To: food at bcfsn.org, metrofoodnews at bcfsn.org, bcvfood at bcfsn.org,
>> mtwadfood at bcfsn.org, viccifn at bcfsn.org, vifsn at bcfsn.org,
>> fraser at bcfsn.org, cop at bcfsn.org, ifs at bcfsn.org Cc: abra at ecotrust.ca
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:59:53 -0800
>> Subject: [IFS] Invitation Feb 23 and great resource!
>> Hello all,
>> firstly, apologies for cross postings.
>>
>> As many will know, I have been integrating both Indigenous food systems
>>  and fisheries more and more into my work over the past decade or so.
>> There
>> is a host of great books by Indigenous authors to support our work at
>> decolonizing ourselves and our food systems: Dawn Morrison, Jeannette
>> Armstrong, Pam Palmater, Arthur Manual and Taiaiake Alfred all come to
>> mind and are very much worth seeking out.
>>
>> I recently came across a great book that stands to do for seafood what
>> Fast Food Nation did for industrial meat systems. The book is called The
>>  Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner
>>  Plate, by Lee Van Der Voo. It is very readable, shocking, and
>> important information if we hope to save our oceans and coastal
>> communities.
>>
>> Lastly, I recently joined the staff of Ecotrust Canada and am
>> supporting a meeting that is being held next friday, February 23rd in
>> Vancouver. The
>> day-long event will feature great speakers, some vital information and
>> conversations that will help us to elaborate what needs to be changed
>> in federal fisheries policy in order to support the vibrancy of coastal
>> communities and ecosystems, and the livelihoods of those who live
>> there.
>>
>> Fisheries, like Indigenous food systems, have for too long been
>> marginalized in the food movement. If you are curious about, or already
>> supportive of sustainable fisheries, please consider joining us next
>> week at the Croatian Cultural Centre. For more information, please see
>> the attached invitation.
>>
>> in good food, Abra
>>
>>
>> Abra Brynne
>> Director, Engagement & Policy
>> BC Food Systems Network
>> abra at bcfsn.org Ph: 250.352.5342 <(250)%20352-5342> // mobile:
>> 250.777.2480
>> <(250)%20777-2480>
>> Skype: abra.brynne
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>>
>> "Rather than concentrating on what sort of food is healthy for the
>> individual person, we must think about what kind of production system is
>>  healthy for the globe. Acting in the context of this vision of a
>> different kind of food system, we will gain the freedom - and the power
>> - to force
>> change for some measure of justice in this one." Cathleen Kneen, 1987
>>
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