The Living Relations project is a three-year, SSHRC-funded transnational research and knowledge mobilization project that seeks to amplify and build dialogue among Indigenous-led food system sustainability initiatives in Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada. To do this, the project is sharing stories about Indigenous-led food system sustainability initiatives to show how such initiatives strengthen Indigenous food sovereignty and improve broader societal resilience.

 

The Living Relations project is comprised of several core partners, including the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci) in Canada, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre (NTRC) in Aotearoa New Zealand, the First Nation of Na Cho N’Yuk Dun in the Yukon Territory, the Indigenous-led non-governmental organization Plenty Canada, the Teme Augama Anishinaabe and Temagami First Nation, and the First Nations Technical Institute based in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. This diverse team of partners, organizations and Nations includes Indigenous expert advisors as well as researchers from Carleton University, the University of Canterbury, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Lakehead University, First Nations’ Technical Institute, University of Otago, Queen’s University, and York University among others.

 

This partnership brings together deep experience in sustainable agriculture, fisheries and food systems, law and governance, environmental protection, and Indigenous food sovereignty.