This is the last recap for JEDI’s 5-week Agri-Food/Agriculture Webinar Series. In our fifth and last webinar we featured a presentation on Indigenous Agriculture with FCC and we shared Part 2 of Working Together: Indigenous & Gov’t Partnerships where they discussed Indigenous branding in the seafood industry.

Shaun Soonias from Red Pheasant Cree Nation is the Director of Indigenous Relations at Farm Credit Canada (FCC). He focuses on enabling economic development with Indigenous communities by increasing participation and access to capital in primary production through the agri-food and agri-business value chains.

Shaun discussed:

FCC Indigenous Relations Strategy
Goals for Indigenous Participation in Agriculture
Where FCC is headed
Listen to Shaun’s full presentation at 18:43!

Terry Sullivan is the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister at the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (DAFF). Before working in this position, he worked with the Government of British Columbia in 2004 in Haida Gwaii where he worked closely with First Nations to find solutions to complex resource management issues.

Terry discussed:

What they do at DAAF – Marketing and Trade Branch/Business Growth Team
Indigenous Projects & Initiatives
Indigenous Branding Concept
Listen to Terry’s full presentation at 47:27!

Jim Ward, from Eel Ground First Nation, is the General Manager of the North Shore Mi’kmaq District Council (NSMDC). This tribal council delivers numerous programs and services to its 7 member Bands. NSMDC also provides professional technical support and services to a majority of First Nations in the Maritime provinces. Jim who is an entrepreneur at heart, has been involved in the community development area for 30+ years and has gained a wide perspective of First Nations community development and the issues currently impacting further development and growth.

Jim discussed: