Thompson Rivers University – Knowledge Makers Program (KM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to implement a special program to strengthen the research and knowledge generation opportunities for and by Indigenous Women. We happily invite Indigenous Women from the seven socio-cultural regions to apply for this Special Edition of the Knowledge Makers Journal. This will be an opportunity for Indigenous Women globally to advance their research for Indigenous Women, Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems, and climate action.  The...

At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and momentum of COP 26 in Glasgow last year, nations are expected to demonstrate at COP 27 that they are in a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action. The conference will take place from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Peoples are one of the most affected by climate change, yet are the people contributing the...

During the recent World Food Forum, the Women’s Committee held a very special 3rd birthday celebration in the Boaššu Indigenous nomadic tent, with Indigenous women involved in sectors ranging from science, to advocacy to gastronomy. Participants from around the world, both online and in-person (for the first time!), gathered around a fire to share knowledge and experiences on the key role of women in transforming agrifood systems for healthy diets and a healthy planet. The session, moderated by Soraya Sadeghi (PSU), started the session in this unique environment with an Indigenous spiritual blessing. To mark this important...

羅馬 首屆全球原住民族糧食系統聯盟在位於羅馬的聯合國農糧組織正式召開，該聯盟源自於2021年聯合國糧食系統峰會的決議。七個成員國以及來自七大世界社會文化地理區的原住民族，呼籲迫切需要協力共同尊重、保護和推廣原住民族的糧食和知識系統，因為這是有利於全球人類的重要關鍵。