Kemēcemenaw: Menominee Food Sovereignty

Menominee Trauma Model.............................................................................................................................................. 39 Safe Learning Spaces ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 Outreach Strategies ............................................................................................................................... 42 Email Outreach ................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Flyers, Posters, and Print Media ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Word of Mouth ................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Facebook ........................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Cultural Considerations.......................................................................................................................... 46 Traditional Stories and Teachings..................................................................................................................................... 46 Gift Giving ......................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Local Food Preparation ..................................................................................................................................................... 47 Community Leaders and Protocol .................................................................................................................................... 49 Other Tribes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50 State .................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Successful Projects................................................................................................................................. 52 Garden Education ............................................................................................................................................................. 52 Seed Distribution Event .................................................................................................................................................... 54 Plant Giveaway Event ....................................................................................................................................................... 56 Kehtekaewak Farmers Market.......................................................................................................................................... 58 CMN’s Campus Garden ..................................................................................................................................................... 61 Community Supported Agriculture................................................................................................................................... 64 Seed Research................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Menominee Immersion Club ............................................................................................................................................ 69 Wild Ricing ........................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Art Revitalization .............................................................................................................................................................. 72 Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Farming 101 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 75 First American Land-Grant Consortium ............................................................................................................................ 76 First Nations Development Institute ................................................................................................................................ 77 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit ............................................................................................................................... 77 Indigenous Farming Conference....................................................................................................................................... 78 Intertribal Agriculture Council .......................................................................................................................................... 78 Mino Wiisinidaa! Let’s Eat Good ...................................................................................................................................... 79 Native American Agriculture Fund ................................................................................................................................... 81