NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ALLIANCE DBA NAFSA
PO BOX 68, SCANDIA, MN 55073 www.nativefoodalliance.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NAFSA was formed to restore & support Native American food systems nationally, in New Mexico & Canada through education, advocacy & policy, while promoting better health & creating economic opportunities.

Indigenous SeedKeepers Network nourishes & assists the growing Seed Sovereignty Movement across North America. As a national network, we leverage resources & cultivate solidarity & communication within the matrix of regional grass-roots tribal seed sovereignty projects. We accomplish this mission by providing educational resources, mentorship training, outreach & advocacy support on seed policy issues, & organizing national & regional events & convenings to connect many communities who are engaging in this vital work. We support the creation of solutions-oriented programs for adaptive, resilient seed systems within tribal communities to enhance the creative capacity to continue to evolve as the face of our Mother Earth changes.ISKN assists communities who are working towards Rematriation of their precious seed relatives. Working cross-culturally with many stakeholders, including native farmers & gardeners & representatives from tribal communities, institutions, & organizations who have seed collections, & also other people who can help facilitate and lay out the needed framework to assist in these seeds finding their way home. We are working towards establishing the protocols and guidelines in this complex and healing work of seed reconciliation.

Storytelling Project is a comprehensive effort to educate about & nurture ten key elements of tribal food sovereignty. The project is creating critical education resources & developing peer-to-peer learning networks that strengthen community capacity for developing food sovereignty in Native American communities across the United States. It is doing so through three approaches: 1) Documenting & sharing best practices through the development & dissemination of a series of films, written action guides & case studies to serve as resources for tribal communities & non-tribal allies as they seek to strengthen Indigenous food sovereignty; 2) Establishing an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Network that supports site exchanges, peer-to-peer mentoring, technical support & information sharing &; 3) Organizing Indigenous food sovereignty gatherings to stimulate experiential, peer-to-peer learning, as well as further the development of regional & national Indigenous food sovereignty networks.

Food & Culinary Mentorship Program assists Indigenous Peoples & communities in reconnecting with their traditional diets & lifeways for the wellbeing & health of their communities. It provides essential resources for Indigenous people to realize the potential for serving their own traditional, healthy foods in their communities & to the broader public.NAFSA's Food & Culinary Mentorship Program works with Indigenous people, Nations, Tribes & communities to offer traditional food systems-based, social & entrepreneurship learning opportunities, mentorship & development support. This vital aspect of food sovereignty is also promoting ethical, economic development & job skills for Indigenous people. Program activities include the convening of Indigenous Peoples at Native Food Gatherings, featuring hands-on experience, trainings with Indigenous chefs & practitioners in traditional cooking tools & methods, seed saving, agriculture, wild foods gathering, & more.

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