Those with Indigenous heritage are increasingly self-identifying on StatCan agriculture surveys, especially Métis farmers.
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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: A ‘found generation’ of farmers
Faces of Ag: Does growing awareness of Métis heritage play a part in increasing numbers of Indigenous farmers?
Frozen out: BSE-era relief programs a case study in how Indigenous farmers fall through the cracks
Officials told First Nations farmers they didn’t qualify for BSE relief cash; 20 years later, governments say that wasn’t true
It’s long ago enough that the fine details are fuzzy. The story begins in the early days of the BSE or “mad cow” crisis. Cattle prices are hemorrhaging, with U.S. border closure the market equivalent of a jugular slash. Interlake cattle ranchers meet at the Ashern auction mart and board a charter bus bound for
BACK TO THE LAND: ‘We used to plant hay here.’
The past, present, and hopeful future of Indigenous agriculture in Manitoba
For decades, farming has declined in Derrick Gould’s community of Pinaymootang (Fairford) First Nation. In the late 1950s and early ‘60s, Gould estimates 35 to 40 families were raising cattle in pastures and hay lands along the Fairford River. Gould family history relates the beginning of the end for many of those farms: In 1961,
‘Indigenous Voices – Sharing our Agricultural History and Journey’
Film traces the journey of three Indigenous Diploma of Agriculture students
In 1975, a program called the Manitoba Indian Agriculture Program (MIAP), funded by the Department of Indian Affairs, was established to boost agricultural output in Manitoba First Nations communities. At the time, agriculture was an important way of life for many Indigenous Manitobans. However, because they didn’t have access to the resources and finances available
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
