Independent Dialogue
Geographical focus:
Canada, United States of America
Discussion topic outcome
Action Track 3: To boost nature-positive production: 11. We ask regional governments to continue giving land and space to Indigenous Peoples to protect and restore land and watersheds through Indigenous restoration practices and traditional management styles. We commit to engaging with regional governments partners to lead ecological restoration and enhance biodiversity. 12. We ask Member States and all parties to recognize and learn from us that Indigenous Peoples’ traditional methods of hunting, fishing, and harvesting can be regenerative for ecosystems. 13. We commit to exercising our tre
... Read moreaty rights as Indigenous Peoples, and ask non-Indigenous peoples to recognize, respect and learn about our treaty rights and the legislature that enforces them. 14. We ask all parties to respect and protect our intellectual property rights, and in return we commit to sharing our Indigenous knowledge that can support sustainable agricultural practices. 15. We ask all parties to support scaling up agroecological and traditional systems with the same focus and resources allocated for industrial production systems. 16. We commit to, and ask others to join us in increasing localized, sustainable production and food generation for local consumption, as well as local economies to promote increased agrobiodiversity, including Indigenous chefs and businesses Action Track 4: To advance equitable livelihoods: 17. We commit to aggregating Indigenous landowners and entering the carbon exchange market. 18. We commit to improving existing tools and programs for food producers and generators with government agencies and other organizations. 19. We commit to, and ask others to join us, in embracing Indigenous youth voices, input, and engagement in Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. 20. We commit to, and ask others to join us, in developing and using Indigenous curriculum and learning models to support Indigenous Peoples’ health and well-being. 21. We commit to and ask others to support Indigenous agriculture/food system exchanges to expand knowledge sharing and capacity-building. Action Track 5: To build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress: 22. We recognize climate change is affecting more and more people. We commit and ask for all parties to include Indigenous Peoples’ leadership, knowledge, and management practices to face and mitigate impacts of climate change. 23. We commit to and ask all parties to join us in focusing on long-term water security by prioritizing watershed health, decontaminating streams and rivers, and working towards restoring potable water sources across large regions. 24. We commit to and ask others to join us in recognizing that the other actions in preceding action tracks will contribute to building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress. Recommendations specific for the UN Food Systems Summit coordination: A. Member State delegations from the United States of America and Canada invite and include Indigenous Representatives to join the country delegations for the Pre-Summit and Summit, online and in-person. B. That Indigenous leaders/experts be added to solution clusters - at minimum, all 27 clusters that include Indigenous Peoples and Action Track committees. C. That Indigenous scientists be invited to join the UN Food Systems Summit Scientific Group. D. That in all after Summit actions and implementation strategies, delegations of Indigenous Peoples (building upon existing mechanisms in the UN system) be included from the beginning with resources allocated for proper compensation. 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