Indigenous Food Sovereignty & Community-led Research
- A conversation with Tiffany Traverse and Waba Moko (Shannon Chief), and moderated by Jaimie Vincent

While the speakers will be joining us over zoom, you can join R4FL coordinators and volunteers in person in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal to watch the virtual presentation together at:

Where:

Concordia's SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation,
Room LB-145
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 (J.W. McConnell Building).
Snacks provided.
Please send us an email (researchforthefrontlines@gmail.com) to let us know if you will attend in person, so we can prepare accordingly.
The space is accessible to people with diverse mobility needs.

Tiffany Traverse is a Secwépemc/séme7 land and seed steward, language learner, Indigenous researcher, and food sovereignty advocate. Her passion for feeding people and firm belief in the right to healthy, culturally-appropriate foods for all, drives her work. Tiffany has served as a volunteer Advisory Council member with the Community Seed Network, former Member at Large and Chair for SeedChange and former Board Member at Regeneration Canada. Currently, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mountain Network, as well as their Research Management Committee. She participated in the Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for Farmers for Climate Solutions and is a Council member (Mountain Forests Biome), for Indigenous Climate Action’s Indigenous-led decolonizing climate policy Advisory Council. She is also an active participant in the newly-formed National Native Seed Strategy organized by the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

In some of her former emergency management ‘day jobs’, Tiffany engaged with stakeholders, partners, and rural residents to help present education around wildfire prevention, mitigation and cultural burning, as well as encourage autonomy for land stewardship within Indigenous communities. Her hope is to continue being a ‘Weaver’, advocating to create better access to resources and increase our collective seed and food security and sovereignty and preparedness in the face of climate chaos.

Waba Moko (Shannon Chief) was born and raised to the wolf clan of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin Nation. She lives in western Quebec, on traditional Algonquin territory in and around what is known as La Verendrye Park. In all the work she does she work in defense of Indigenous cultures. She contributes at various levels to the decolonization and the restoration of the sovereignty of her people. She fights ardently against the challenges stemming from extractive development – from logging to sport hunting – and climate change which all have cruel repercussions in her nation. She is project coordinator of the Anishnabe Moose Research Committee.

Jaimie Vincent is Anishnabe (Algonquins of Barriere Lake) from her dad’s side and of mixed English and settler-Canadian descent on her mom’s side. She grew up in Hull, Quebec, on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory. Jaimie’s background is in ecology and conservation science. Her credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Université Laval, a Master of Science in Biology and a Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration from Carleton University. When not in front of her computer, Jaimie enjoys reading, gardening, swimming, trail running and trying to get the hang of mountain biking. She lives in her hometown with her partner and their tiny grey cat, Comet.