Independent Dialogue
Geographical focus:
No borders
Discussion topic outcome
Session 3: Panel with 7 youth from all socio-cultural regions: What do Indigenous youth have to tell the world about their food. Mr. Malachi Johnson: Teach our younger kids the significance of traditional food, cultural knowledge. It is very important that we keep connecting to country because it will help lead us into a healthier life. Education to improve Indigenous Peoples quality of life and agency in managing their resources Navadu, Mother Earth. Heals and provides everything. We are all siblings, we need to take care of each other. Control corporative business that are taking away the la
... Read morends and traditional food sources Ms. Antonia Benito: Strengthen the legal framework Recognize the Holistic approach: food sovereignty and right to self-determination Strengthen Intergenerational transmitting of traditional knowledge Revitalize practices Ms. Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm: Ending mining/resource extraction on Indigenous Peoples lands as opposed and protested by the people Teaching traditional food harvesting and preparation in schools Food sovereignties need to be recognized: ICC Alaska food sovereignty summit has generated shared priorities and vision for managing traditional food resources Tackle rising costs of food. Mr. Subodh Chaudhary: Our concern must be the food processing technique and the food preservation method. We must recognize our Indigenous foods, preserve them and scale them exponentially. We all need to come together to pressure governments to positive change for food security. Ms. Mariah Gladstone: Building gardens for community members, Supplying traditional foods through emergency food pantries Provide funds to Indigenous community members grow traditional food plants and provide tools to create businesses for these foods, which are purchased through public procurement programs Community celebrations sharing traditional food processing methods and sharing, experiencing traditional foods Mr. Yves Minani: Policies that strengthen food security, land access Issue policy specific to young Indigenous people, give access to land and natural resources Study the structural conditions that lead to unequal access to resources, loss of traditional ways of life Support the initiatives of youth Indigenous people, empower the youth Ms. Sargylana Atlasova: Finance construction of transport and logistical infrastructure facilities to create upper links of value chains, technical equipment and provision of life for Indigenous People to maintain traditional forms of economy and preserve their way of life Environmental policy needs a change in attitude to the land resources, particularly concerning the mining industry: Provide equal right to the land, follow up principles of SDGs Enhance local legislation for agricultural development, and programs for supporting farm enterprises, considering traditional knowledge and traditional forms of economy of Indigneous Peoples Develop a program for adaptation of agriculture in the north to global climate change. Pathway for youth to be involved and develop source of income from traditional livelihoods to allow more option for Youth to remain in their rural communities Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment