Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized indigenous groups with unique cultures and food histories that have shaped the state.
Arizona Indigenous Food Symposium
The Arizona Indigenous Food Symposium brings together Indigenous communities from the region to share their rich knowledge, practices, and perspectives on traditional foods, plants, and medicines. This enlightening and inspiring event focuses on food sovereignty, environmental justice, health and wellness, and preserving cultural food practices and relationships with the land and natural resources. Topics highlighted at the symposium include gathering and preparing traditional foods, restoring indigenous food systems, climate resilience strategies, decolonizing food practices, and indigenous ecological knowledge.
The Indigenous Food Symposium is more than an event. It's a pivotal platform that fosters dialogue, builds collaborative networks, and tackles crucial issues such as food sovereignty, environmental justice, health, and wellness. It plays a vital role in preserving cultural food practices and relationships with the land and natural resources, making it an event of utmost significance.
Participants can engage in various presentations, panels, and workshops led by esteemed indigenous experts, elders, and community members. Key topics include:
Gathering and Preparing Traditional Foods: Learn about traditional foods' harvesting, preserving, and cooking techniques through hands-on workshops and demonstrations.
Restoring Indigenous Food Systems: Discover methods to rejuvenate traditional agricultural and culinary practices that have sustained indigenous communities for generations.
Climate Resilience Strategies: Share and explore knowledge on adapting food practices to cope with changing environmental conditions.
Decolonizing Food Practices: Discuss ways to remove colonial influences from food systems and restore indigenous autonomy over food practices.
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: Highlight the importance of traditional ecological knowledge in promoting food sovereignty and environmental stewardship.
The Indigenous Food Symposium is more than an event. It's a pivotal platform that fosters dialogue, builds collaborative networks, and tackles crucial issues such as food sovereignty, environmental justice, health, and wellness. It plays a vital role in preserving cultural food practices and relationships with the land and natural resources, making it an event of utmost significance.
Participants can engage in various presentations, panels, and workshops led by esteemed indigenous experts, elders, and community members. Key topics include:
Gathering and Preparing Traditional Foods: Learn about traditional foods' harvesting, preserving, and cooking techniques through hands-on workshops and demonstrations.
Restoring Indigenous Food Systems: Discover methods to rejuvenate traditional agricultural and culinary practices that have sustained indigenous communities for generations.
Climate Resilience Strategies: Share and explore knowledge on adapting food practices to cope with changing environmental conditions.
Decolonizing Food Practices: Discuss ways to remove colonial influences from food systems and restore indigenous autonomy over food practices.
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: Highlight the importance of traditional ecological knowledge in promoting food sovereignty and environmental stewardship.