Destruction of Indigenous women and of Indigenous food systems were two powerful weapons used by colonists to conquer the North American continent. Today, stories of recovering traditional foodways are braided in with stories of re-making women’s place in society, as well as reclaiming the important role of two-spirit people. Previous to colonization, not only did women hold places of equal power in many indigenous societies, but many more shades of gender and sexuality were recognized as normal, and even special. 

 This episode of the podcast miniseries ‘A Journey Through Feminist Agroecology’ explores the encounter between Indigenous feminisms and food sovereignty as a decolonial project of reparations and reconstruction. Lisa Ironcloud, Priscilla Settee, Simone Senogles and the Oshkii Giizhik singers Lyz Jaakola, Rebecca Gawboy, Darcey St. John shared with us their stories.