We Are What We Eat: Digesting the Merits of Indigenous Food Systems & Sovereignty

In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will have a conversation with  Jared Williams – Qwustenuxun, an Indigenous foods educator, writer, and consultant from Quw’utsun (Cowichan Tribes) and a Hul’q’umi’num Language Vlogger. Qwustenuxun won several Canadian Online Publishing Awards, gave a TEDx talk on the power of Indigenous foods, and presented at the UN World Food Forum in Rome. In this discussion, you will learn about Indigenous food sovereignty and security.

The Indigenous Speakers Series is led and moderated by Derek K. Thompson – Čaabať Bookwilla | Suhiltun, Director of Indigenous Engagement, Faculty of Medicine, and is organized by the Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI).