From bringing awareness to the traditions and strengths that indigenous populations can draw on to engaging native youth in the food systems of their communities, A-dae covers it all. Listen in to hear how First Nations Development Institute is using food and agriculture to empower Native people.

A-dae Romero Briones, Director of Programs - Native Agriculture and Food Systems at 

, talks about how her organization is working within the context of food and agriculture to empower native people. From bringing awareness to the strengths that indigenous populations can draw on - a long history of working with the land, strong agricultural traditions and ample land on reservations - to engaging native youth in the food systems of their communities, A-dae covers it all.

• How she and her colleagues at First Nations define agriculture a little differently

• A-dae’s own journey from indigenous community, to law school, and back again

• What A-dae hopes the future holds in terms of seaweed, abalone shells, acorns and the environment at large

• How we can help support the existing systems within indigenous communities rather than imposing our own

• What we can all learn from native culture about food, agriculture and the environment

A-dae Romero-Briones: The Revival of Agriculture in Indigenous Communities

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