What we do
Identify
tribal lands suitable for sustainable food production
Design
computer software tailored to each tribe's food preferences and environmental conditions
Estimate
the number of people that can be fed a healthy diet from food grown on Indigenous lands
Disseminate
information and tools to our Indigenous partners so they can make informed decisions about food production on their lands
Indigenous communities experience substantial health disparities because of limited access to healthy food and dislocation from traditional food systems. This is the result of historical colonization and ongoing practices that have reduced Indigenous food sovereignty.
We address these challenges by collaborating with these communities to develop tribe-specific tools to support healthy, sustainable, and culturally appropriate food production on their lands.
​Land Acknowledgement Statement
William & Mary acknowledges the Indigenous peoples who are the original inhabitants of the lands our campus is on today – the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Upper Mattaponi, and Rappahannock tribes – and pay our respect to their tribal members past and present.
