Shuwiyasha
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECT
WRITTEN BY CARINA MILLER, WARM SPRINGS COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM RESEARCH ANALYST PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CARINA MILLER
The Warm Springs Community Action Team (WSCAT), in partnership with HDFFA, began a food systems assessment project in 2020, Shuwiyasha. This project examines the Warm Springs food systems, how it came to be, and how to move forward with community input. Shuwiyasha was modeled on other Tribal food system assessments, but our unique government and land holdings show why tribes are not one size fits all. We look deeper into food access in its current form, implementing tribal teachings and healing informed practices in everything we do. By having conversations about how our relationships have been shaped by colonialism—addressing social barriers through policy change—and having open conversations as a community, we hope to create programming and access that transforms food in our daily life. Most of all, we recognize change comes in slow, incremental steps.
Chuush (Water)
Teechum (Land)
The Warm Springs community has been experiencing ongoing water infrastructure issues for several years — with breaks in the outdated system that affects access to drinkable water. Oftentimes areas of the reservation have no access to running water at all. Although there have been several projects over the years to fill the needs gap, this issue greatly impacts any gardener, farmer, and rancher’s ability to succeed.
Since time immemorial, our Tribal traditions have taught us to give thanks to the animals and land for nourishing our bodies and keeping us alive; this comes in the form of feasts and ceremonies every season, legends about our creation, animal people, and gathering and preserving first foods when we can. Although many families still practice food gathering and traditions, modern day survival, land policy, economic needs and governance have disrupted and shaped our relationships with food.
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Cascade Mountain Pastures
Contact us at
GRASS FED LAMB, Sisters OR
@CascadeMountainPastures
or
@cascademountainpastures
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