Join the discussion with Indigenous women on International Women's Day
08/03/2021 -
In Canada and the United States, there are approximately 4.9 million Indigenous women. They are central in their cultures and societies as leaders and knowledge holders. Indigenous women’s leadership in fields including policy, law, medicine, food systems, research, land stewardship, nutritional health and food sovereignty are setting the course for current and future generations.
On International Women’s Day, join the FAO Liaison Office for North America and the Indigenous Peoples Unit for a webinar honoring Indigenous women of North America as change-makers in their work to achieve zero hunger and end malnutrition for their communities and globally.
Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Remarks:
Rose High Bear Founder and Board Member, Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm, Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq
Vimlendra Sharan, Director, FAO North America
Rep. Deb Haaland, Congresswoman [NM-1]; Nominee for US Department of Interior,
Pueblo of Laguna (Video message)
Rose High Bear Founder and Board Member, Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm, Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq
Vimlendra Sharan, Director, FAO North America
Rep. Deb Haaland, Congresswoman [NM-1]; Nominee for US Department of Interior,
Pueblo of Laguna (Video message)
High-level Remarks:
Heather Dawn Thompson, Director of Office of Tribal Relations, USDA, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Heather Dawn Thompson, Director of Office of Tribal Relations, USDA, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Keynote Address:
Dr. Priscilla Settee Professor of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan; Cumberland House Swampy Cree First Nations
Dr. Priscilla Settee Professor of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan; Cumberland House Swampy Cree First Nations
Featured Panelists:
Beth Roach Co-Founder Alliance of Native Seedkeepers, Nottoway Tribe
Elisa Levi, Advisor, Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund, Anishinaabe, Chippewas of Nawash
Mariana Estrada, Programme Manager and Indigenous Women’s Knowledge Specialist, FAO
Beth Roach Co-Founder Alliance of Native Seedkeepers, Nottoway Tribe
Elisa Levi, Advisor, Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund, Anishinaabe, Chippewas of Nawash
Mariana Estrada, Programme Manager and Indigenous Women’s Knowledge Specialist, FAO
Co-Moderators:
Tara Maudrie MSPH Human Nutrition Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sault Ste Marie Ojibwe
Mikaila Way, Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison for North America, FAO
Tara Maudrie MSPH Human Nutrition Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sault Ste Marie Ojibwe
Mikaila Way, Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison for North America, FAO
Join the conversation on Twitter during the event using #WomensDay and #IndigenousWomen