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Reconciliation Training is Available for BC Farmers

Posted by Michalina Hunter on September 18, 2024 1 Comment

Are you a farmer located in B.C. wondering how to honour the Indigenous lands you steward? kinSHIFT hosts essential online trainings about cultivating stronger relationships with Indigenous peoples and places, and we’ve received funds to subsidize the cost for BC farmers. Discount codes of 50% or 90% off are available for people who work on farms or otherwise provision food in B.C. Not sure if you qualify? Send us a message at community@youngagrarians.org For every B.C. farmer who participates in a kinSHIFT training, funds will go to IndigenEYEZ, an Indigenous youth arts empowerment program! Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation Immerse … Continue reading Reconciliation Training is Available for BC Farmers

Treaty Land Sharing Network Launches in the Alberta Side of Treaty Six

Posted by Alex on July 12, 2024

A group of people posing in front of the Treaty Land Sharing Network sign in a field

On Saturday July 6th the Treaty Land Sharing Network (TLSN) officially expanded into the western half of Treaty Six territory — also known as central Alberta. Eighty people gathered on Brenda Bohmer’s beautiful 640 acre farm near Bawlf to welcome the TLSN into this region. The TLSN is a grassroots group of farmers, ranchers, and other landholders who have come together to begin the crucial work of honouring Treaties. In the spirit of sharing the land, members provide access for First Nations and Métis people to practice their way of life, such as hunting or gathering plants and medicines, or … Continue reading Treaty Land Sharing Network Launches in the Alberta Side of Treaty Six

EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour at Sun Valley Ranch with Okanagan Indian Band

Posted by Michalina Hunter on August 03, 2023

A group of 23 farmers, food provisioners, and food system activists gathered on June 16, 2023 to witness the beginnings of the Okanagan Indian Band’s new Sun Valley Ranch project on syilx territory near Vernon, BC. We first met Wanda Duncan, Wellness Programs Lead at the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), when she spoke at a kinSHIFT Elements of Change for Farmers workshop. Wanda is the visionary behind the ranch project, and is now coordinating its development with a small team of staff. We asked her if we could tour the land with the goals of getting to know the staff … Continue reading EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour at Sun Valley Ranch with Okanagan Indian Band

YOUNG AGRARIANS PARTNERSHIP: kinSHIFT

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on February 28, 2023

ABOUT KINSHIFT kinSHIFT is an Indigenous-led initiative supporting settlers who are committed to building respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples and places. Based in Syilx-Okanagan territory, they have been delivering impactful programs since 2013, touching the lives of more than 9,000 people through 200+ workshops and 30+ camps. Their experiential, arts-based workshops and programs allow participants to learn, practice, ask questions, and make mistakes in a safer environment, all while building a foundation for engaging meaningfully with Indigenous peoples. KINSHIFT & YOUNG AGRARIANS Thanks to generous funding from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia, Young Agrarians has teamed up with … Continue reading YOUNG AGRARIANS PARTNERSHIP: kinSHIFT

Seeing with Different Eyes: Initial reflections from the Blackfoot Phenology for Farmers Course

Posted by Rachel Spruston on December 15, 2021

Blackfoot Phenology

Photo by Travis Lee, Invermere, BC As part of the Blackfoot Phenology for Farmers course, led by Beaver Bundle holder Ryan First Diver, a group of farmers, growers, and food lovers across many Indigenous territories and ecosystems have committed to one year of active ecological observation. Students pick a study site in their area and visit it often in order to recognize and learn from the patterns, relationships, and cycles they observe. (So far, students have observed and identified over 170 different species of plants, animals, and fungi at their sites.) Throughout the course, students are capturing their observations through … Continue reading Seeing with Different Eyes: Initial reflections from the Blackfoot Phenology for Farmers Course