About Us

About Us

Ancestral Foodways Society is a grassroots Indigenous network across the unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil‑Waututh).

Ancestral Foodways Society is a grassroots Indigenous network across the unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil‑Waututh).

Ancestral Foodways Society is a grassroots Indigenous network across the unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil‑Waututh).

We are a registered nonprofit, established in 2023, representing Indigenous peoples from the North, South, East, and West of Turtle Island. For decades and across generations, our network has worked in solidarity and collaboration to restore biocultural heritage and revitalize subsistence practices centered on salmon, bison, potatoes, corn, and milpa.

Through an Indigenous cultural food hub rooted in ceremony, language, and the arts, we strengthen intergenerational knowledge, advance community food sovereignty, and build solidarity economies.

VISION

Thriving ancestral food systems under Indigenous sovereignty and resilient biocultural corridors.

Thriving ancestral food systems under Indigenous sovereignty and resilient biocultural corridors.

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

We envision an intercultural future of Indigenous Food Sovereignty, where the Biocultural Heritage of this land is protected, held in sovereignty by Indigenous communities, with thriving ancestral food systems in place to sustain and hold up Indigenous knowledge and lived experiences.

Indigenous Solidarity Economies

Indigenous Solidarity Economies

We are working towards a world where Indigenous solidarity economies flourish within corridors of biocultural interconnection: where humans and the more-than-human find nourishment, shelter, and healing within abundant and diverse ecosystems of land, water, and food. 

Empowerment of the Next Generation

Empowerment of the Next Generation

Central to this vision is the empowerment of the next generation, ensuring they are equipped with the critical knowledge, practices, skills and resources to navigate and address the challenges of the modern world while honoring and perpetuating their cultural heritage. 

MISSION

Our mission is to cultivate skills and capacity to integrate culture into everyday life and advance Indigenous Sovereignty through community care, food, ceremony and ancestral foodways.

Our mission is to cultivate skills and capacity to integrate culture into everyday life and advance Indigenous Sovereignty through community care, food, ceremony and ancestral foodways.

Growing an Indigenous Cultural Food Hub

Committed to preserving ancestral wisdoms and traditional culinary arts

Honoring ancestral knowledge

Grow access to traditional and nutritional food

Dedicated to Indigenous cultural preservation and renewal

Research, design, create and bring forward solutions for a nourished and sustainable future

Engage with youth, elders, and families

Grow intergenerational practices

Host programming that offers traditional food, access to land and cultural based skills

Connect our community to pathways of salmon, bison, potato and corn

Interested in getting involved?

We'd love to hear from you and answer any questions you might have!

Interested in getting involved?

We'd love to hear from you and answer any questions you might have!

Interested in getting involved?

We'd love to hear from you and answer any questions you might have!