8th Annual

Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference

March 3-6, 2011

Maawanji’idiwag Ji Gizhaadamowaad

Miinkaanan

‘They Are Gathering To Protect The Seeds’

M a p l e l a g R e s o r t , W h i t e E a r t h R e s e r v a t i o n , M N

Hosted by: White Earth Land Recovery Project

-DRAFT-

Welcome

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 9th Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference to be held at Maplelag Resort March 3- 6, 2011 on

the White Earth Reservation. This farming conference annually brings together local organic farmers, schools, tribal

and federal programs, harvesters, college students and tribal youth to discuss how to strengthen our local food systems,

and rebuild our traditional foods.

At this year’s conference, we are hoping to present the Great Lakes Anishinaabeg Seed Library Project to our

community and people who are keen on restoring our Indigenous seeds, Anishinaabeg culture and teachings on

gardening and plants, as well as workshops on gardening, bee keeping, and organic farming. We will have some special

discussions on pesticide concerns for our region. There will be a discussion on a proposed Anishinaabe Permaculture

course on the reservation as well as domestic fair trade certification issues and the traditional rights of the Anishinaabeg

within the l855 Treaty Area. Anishinaabeg teachings with regards to our relatives with roots, integrated farming

systems approaches, successful farm to school programs, raised bed gardening and, the work underway at Tesuque

Pueblo to restore food sovereignty.

We thank you for your support and attendance and hope you enjoy your time at White Earth. We also thank you for all

your work to promote Indigenous Farming sustenance and sustainability, and look forward to working with you in the

future!

Miigwech,

Winona LaDuke, Executive Director

Index

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Presenter Listings & Presentation Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Conference Agenda

Thursday March 3rd, 2011

12:00-1:00 Registration Opens Main Lobby

1:00-2:00 Lunch Ballroom

2:10-3:00 Natural Building & Community Building Amorin Mello Room 2

Turtle Growboxes Metric Giles Ballroom

1855 Treaty Bob Shimek Room 3

3:00-3:30 Break Main Hall

3:30-4:20 Hopi Orchards Jonah Hill Room 2

Pesticide Exposure Karl Tupper Ballroom

Domestic Fair Trade Association Kerstin Lingred & Kristin

Woodhouse Room 3

4:30-6:00 Networking & Break Main Hall

6:00-7:00 Slow Food Dinner Ballroom

7:00-9:00 Speaker: Winona LaDuke- Annual Report Ballroom

Friday March 4th, 2011

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

Welcome & Prayer Winona LaDuke & Lorraine Gray Dining Hall

9:00-9:45 Opening Plenary:

Culture and Community Agriculture

Emigdio Ballon, Lorraine

Kahneratokwas Gray and Robert

Alexander, Deb Echo-Hawk

Ballroom

9:55-10:45 Web Soil Survey Adam Woltjer Ballroom

Building a Farm Garden Noreen Thomas and Robert

Alexander Room 2

Solar High Tunnels Dallas Flynn Room 3

10:45-11:05 Break Main Hall

11:05-11:55 NDSU Corn Breeding Program Marcelo Carena Ballroom

Permaculture & 'Permament-Cultures' Bill Wilson Room 2

Youth Corn and Anishinaabeg Dorene Day Room 3

12:00-1:00 Lunch Ballroom

1:10-2:00 Seeds & Corn Work Panel Frank Kutka, Diane Wilson, Deb

Echo-Hawk, Caroline Chartrand Ballroom

Solar High Tunnels Dallas Flynn Room 3

Web Soil Survey Adam Woltjer Room 2

2:10-3:00 Youth & Community Farm Programs Diane Wilson Ballroom

Growing a Community Food Supply in

Food Deserts Noreen Thomas Room 2

Harnessing Energy on the Farm Bill Wilson Room 3

3:00-3:30 Break Ballroom

3:30-4:20 Pesticides in the Air in MN Karl Tupper Room 2

Use of Traditional Knowledge in

Ecological Restoration Linda Different Cloud Ballroom

Natural Building & Community Building Amorin Mello Room 3

4:20-6:00 Networking & Break Main Hall

6:00-7:00 Dinner Ballroom

7:00-9:00 Film Screening Ballroom

*Please see separate Youth Track program for Friday’s Youth Track agenda

Saturday March 5th, 2011

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Ballroom

Opening Prayer Doreen Day

9:05-9:45 Opening Plenary Diane Wilson, Linda Different

Cloud , Deb Echo-Hawk, John

Torgrimson

Ballroom

9:55-10:45 Marketing Local Food: Rules &

Regulations Margaret Duden Room 2

Top Bar Bee Hive Design Andrew Hayner Ballroom

Amish Permaculture Thinking Robert Alexander Room 3

Regional Seed Library- Working Group

Diane Wilson, Caroline Chartrand,

Deb Echo-Hawk, Linda Different

Cloud, Frank Kutka, Frank Alegria,

John Torgrimson, Dorene Day,

David ‘Jonesy’ Miller

Room 5

10:45-11:05 Break Main Hall

11:05-11:55 Corn and Anishinaabeg People Dorene Day Room 2

Throw Away Your Rototiller Frank Kutka Ballroom

l855 Treaty Update Bob Shimek Room 3

Regional Seed Library- Working Group Same as Above Room 5

12:00-1:00 Lunch

Aztec Dancers- Deborah Ramos

Ballroom

1:10-2:00 Seeds of Diversity- Canada &

Tsyunhehkwa Farm- Oneida

Caroline Chartrand &

David Jonesy Miller Ballroom

Permaculture and Indigenous People Bill Wilson and Emigdio Ballon Room 3

Seed Saver's Exchange John Torgrimson Room 2

Domestic Fair Trade Association Kerstin Lingred & Kristin

Woodhouse Room 5

2:10-3:00 BeatThose Weeds Tony Baguss Room 2

Medicinal Plants, Harvesting & Marketing Jonah Hill Room 3

Natural Building & Community Building Amorin Mello Ballroom

Regional Seed Library- Working Group Same as Above Room 5

3:00-3:30 Break Main Hall

3:30-4:20 Turtle Growboxes Metric Giles Room 5

Top Bar Bee Hive Design Andrew Hayner Room 2

Don’t Let your Goat get your Goat Sue Wika Room 3

Anishinaabe Permaculture Course-

Working Group Bill Wilson Ballroom

4:30-5:20 The Values of Maize and How to Preserve

Them Frank Kutka Room 2

1855 Treaty Update Bob Shimek Room 3

From Waste to Worm Food Tony Baguss Room 5

Anishinaabe Permaculture Course-

Working Group Bill Wilson Ballroom

5:20-6:00 Networking & Break Main Hall

6:00-7:00 Dinner Dining Hall

7:00-9:00 Local Goat Cheese & Wine Tasting Ballroom

Film Screening

Sunday March 6th, 2011

8:00-9:00 Breakfast Dining Hall

9:10-10:40 Regional Seed Library- Working Group All remained Ballroom

Anishinaabe Permaculture Course-

Working Group Bill Wilson Room 2

10:50-11:15 Closing & Farewell Blessings Ballroom

Presenter Listing & Presentation Details

Amorin Mello was born and raised in Bayfield County of Wisconsin and grew up with the north woods and

drifting snow banks in which he found his passion to create an environment out of itself. Amorin has worked with

environmental education events and non-profit organizations across the United States and Costa Rica. Since

2005 Amorin has been a permaculture activist building with natural and salvaged materials. Examples of his work

include an earthen USPS post office for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, natural building infoshops for

the Burning Man Project, grant writing for the Washburn Farm To School project, crafting earth ovens on the Red Cliff and Bad

River reservations, and assisting local families to design/build their cold-climate natural homes.

Natural Building & Building Community- Introduction to natural building as interactive art demonstrating permaculture principles,

integrating building with gardening, earth ovens as non-formal education models and developing future projects to enhance

communities with interactive art.

Margaret Duden, originally from Minneapolis, is a student in the Sustainable Food Production Program at M

State in Fergus Falls. Margaret came to M State from Twin Cities Public Television, where she was the Research

and Outreach Specialist for DragonflyTV, an Emmy-Award winning national science TV series for children.

Margaret also has experience in the restaurant industry. She served as Assistant Manager and Lead Bartender at

the Longfellow Grill in Minneapolis and bartended at the Edina Country Club. Prior to that, Margaret worked in

Washington, DC as the Development and Publications Specialist for Women In International Security, a non-profit dedicated to

increasing the influence of women in foreign and defense affairs. Margaret graduated valedictorian in 1995 from Minneapolis South

High School and holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Stanford University. After graduating from M State, Margaret

plans to become an apprentice farmer and help spread awareness about food sovereignty issues. (Marketing Local Food: Rules &

Regulations)

Marcelo Carena has been a Professor in the department of Plant Sciences at North Dakota State

University for 12 years. His college degree (BS in Agronomy) was earned in Argentina, his Master (MS in

Plant Breeding) in Europe, and his doctorate (Ph.D. in Plant Breeding) at Iowa State University. He is a

family member of four: Irene (wife), an 11-year old son Martin, and a 6-year old son Diego. He is the third

breeder contributing to 80 years of NDSU corn breeding research and teaches crop breeding techniques

and quantitative genetics to graduate students. He has authored or co-authored 26 refereed journal articles, and regionally, he was

elected Chair of the executive committee of the North Central Corn Breeding Research Committee (NCCC-167), Chair of the

sub-committee for early maturity uniform tests (AES 100-300), secretary, and treasurer. At the national level, he was elected

Senior Editor for Springer Editorial, Chair of the Maize Crop Science Society of America Registration Committee (C-852) for

national corn releases, and Associate Editor for Crop Science and the Journal of Plant Registrations. He serves as NDSU

representative at the U.S. Testing Network, University Crop Testing Alliance (UCTA), Multi-State Plant Breeding

Committee (SCC-80), Multi-State Crop Testing Committee (SCC-33), USDA-GEM project, American Seed Trade

Association (ASTA), American Society of Agronomy (ASA), and the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), among

others. At the international level, he was elected Editor and Technical Editor of the International Journal of Plant Breeding

(Euphytica), he was invited to serve in the Editorial Board of the International Journal for Maize and Allied Species

(MAYDICA), and at the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA). Dr. Carena represents

NDSU at the United Nations World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as one of the founders of the Global Plant

Breeding Initiative for Capacity Building, which received $1.2 million from the Gates Foundation.

NDSU Corn Breeding Program- is known for being the most northern public corn breeding program in North America moving corn

north to cooler regions and west to dry areas. This research program integrates pre-breeding with cultivar development, increasing

the genetic diversity of short-season corn and training the next generation of breeders. The program addresses the need for

genetically diverse corn adapted to very short seasons, with drought and cold tolerance, fast dry down, and enhanced grain quality. It

acts as a genetic provider to foundation seed companies, retailer seed companies, processing industry, and public breeders nationally

and internationally. As a public program it develops products not only for areas of heavy industry investment, but also for areas of low

to zero industry investment, providing service to all short-season corn farmers equally independent from their farm location and market.

The program has been recognized for developing alternatives to farmers and to saving billions of dollars through developing methods

toward reducing the need for drying corn. The United Tribes Council and individual Native American reservations across northern

states have expressed strong concerns about the preservation and potential extinction of Indigenous corn varieties and their

connection from elders to younger generations. The NDSU corn breeding program has been cooperating with the technical

aspects of making the best steps for preserving these varieties for several years. The next step has already begun and improvement of

these varieties for a better nutrition and resilient to environmental stresses will be under process.

Dallas Flynn is a retired researcher and grower of vegetables to include Shiitake mushrooms. He was born

in a small town in West Central Minnesota and served 3 years in the US Army and was stationed on

Okinawa and South Vietnam. After leaving the military he attended Mankato State University receiving both

my BS and MS degrees. After college he was in the manufacturing business with factories in Minnesota, the

Dominican Republic, and the Peoples Republic of China. After selling his business he returned to his love, gardening. He is

currently a full time grower and researcher. He has done research with the University of Minnesota and is currently working on a

project with the Minnesota Department of Ag. His current research is on heating the soil with solar power to extend our growing

season in Northern Minnesota using high tunnels and solar panels. He also serves as a board member on the Central Region

CERTS, The University of Minnesota Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, is active on the Partnerships

(foods working group), and past Vice President of the Minnesota Farmers Market Association. He recently has been honored to

serve as a Board Member on the Valley Forge Veterans Village.

Solar Heated High Tunnels- learn about the season extension tool that adds up to 4-5 months extra to grow quality, clean and

healthy produce, and enables you to earn some extra income during the "off" season.

Bill Wilson is co-founder, with his wife Rebecca, of Midwest Permaculture, offering trainings, talks and workshops.

His 32-years of living in a sustainably oriented community has prepared him for a hands-on understanding how to

create vibrant, sustainable and ecologically sound communities. Bill has a unique way of cutting through the

complexities of our current-cultural predicaments and introduces a permaculture path that can lead toward

sustainable and authentic solutions.

Permaculture and Indigenous Farming- Small scale permaculture farming can be done on 5 acres, 1 acre or on suburban or urban lots.

We’ll explore how we can grow food while also minimizing work, increasing yields, building topsoil/fertility and anchoring our knowing

with the earth.

Harnessing Energy on the Farm- With the advent of ‘cheap’ oil came the letting go of indigenous knowledge related to the

harnessing of energy. And yet, there is an abundance of it on every farm and in every community.

Permaculture and ‘Permanent-Cultures’ In a permaculture system, wastes become resources, work is minimized, yields increase and the

environment is restored. This applies to the people as well as to the land. A dozen examples will be shared of what happens when

permaculture thinking and design are applied toward our most common challenges.

Linda Different Cloud is a restoration ecologist and ethnobotanist on the Standing Rock Lakota Nation. She

currently serves as chair of the science education department at Sitting Bull College, and focuses on culturally

relevant research and curriculum design.

Use of Traditional Knowledge in Ecological Restoration- I will be talking about the use of traditional knowledge in ecological

restoration – and it will also focus on the importance of traditional plants for food.

Sue Wika co-owns and operates Paradox Farm, a grass-based livestock farm located north of Ashby,

Minnesota. Holistically managed dairy goats are central to the operation. The goat milk is processed into artisan

cheeses, butter, yogurt and kefir. Sue also coordinates and teaches in the Sustainable Food Production diploma

program at Minnesota State - Fergus Falls. (Don't Let Your Goat Get Your Goat)

Karl Tupper joined PAN in 2006 to support the Drift Catcher program, training community groups to

collect air samples and analyzing these samples for pesticides by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. He

also coordinates PAN's water monitoring efforts, and leads PAN's campaign to ban the antiquated insecticide

endosulfan. He comes to PAN after working stints as a solar panel installer and biofuel maker and as chemist for

drug companies. He has also worked with Redefining Progress advancing the science of Ecological Footprint Analysis. Karl grew up

in eastern Connecticut. (Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide in the Air in MN)

Andrew Hayner grew up on a small family run carnival traveling the Great Plains. He has been drawn to the

sustainable food movement by my awe of the complexity of the natural world. He began vegetable farming with

Bluebird Gardens in 2008 and became the field manager the following year. He managed Ruegsegger Farms

Natural Meats in Blanchardville, WI before pursuing a diploma from the Sustainable Food Production program at

MState, Fergus Falls this school year. After completion of the holistic farm program he will be teaming up with the

White Earth Land Recovery Project this spring on its indigenous food sovereignty efforts.

Home Apiary with Top Bar Hive Design- Basic backyard apiary with simple designs. Top bar hives are use around the world for

small scale honey production. Propagate pollinators and reap the sweet bounty.

Jonah Hill is from the Hopi reservation in Northern Arizona. To the Hopi, water plays an important part of

daily life. As dry farmers they rely on annual rain and snowfall to benefit our crops and orchards. Spirituality and

ceremony are also a daily part of living, and being connected to place and nature has given him inspiration for his

various types of expression. He has a vested interest in water issues as they pertain to native peoples and uses the

artistic process to express his love and concern for water and the related environmental issues surrounding this

most precious resource. He has been an artist for over ten years. He is a river guide, environmental educator,

ethnobotanist, and artist and a board member of the Arizona Ethnobotanical Research Association.

Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture is a group that works on the Hopi reservation. During the summer of 2010, the group’s main project was

the establishment of fruit tree orchards in a number of schools and villages across the Hopi reservation in hopes of establishing a local

food network built around the traditional and cultural farming and orcharding practices utilized by the Hopi, who are dry farmers, to

cultivate a reliable source of food while using the orchards as an educational tool for the youth and community members.

Plants of the Southwest (for youth)- Learn about a number of different plants that are used for food, medicine, utility purposes and

art, including an artistic demonstration of the cyanotype process. Children will have an opportunity to create their own special piece

of artwork that will help them to remember and utilize the materials presented.

Medicinal Plants, Harvesting, Marketing

Frank Kutka grew up in Wisconsin where he learned the basics of agriculture working on small, family farms. He

has degrees in Biology, Aquatic Ecology, and Plant Breeding. Frank has been working on northern maize

breeding for 19 years and he hopes one day to get it right. Frank works with Dave Christensen on the Seed We

Need project (www.seedweneed.com), publishes the Corn Culture website (www.cornculture.info), consults with the

Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Farm Breeder Club (www.npsas.org/breed.html), and

coordinates the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program in North Dakota (www.ndsare.info). He and his family

live and run in Dickinson, ND.

Fun with Seeds – This program for Youth will investigate the nature and beauty of seeds. Come and have some fun!

Throw Away Your Rototiller! – What is soil and why is tillage so bad for it? Join in a discussion of basic soil science and techniques

for growing food without tillage, including traditional techniques without pesticides.

The Values of Maize and How to Preserve Them – Maize has played a part in food production in the Great Lakes region for

centuries. This presentation and discussion will focus on the importance and condition of traditional varieties and how any of us can

help keep the seeds of this Native American crop vital for continued production of good food.

Deb Echo-Hawk, Keeper of the Seeds for the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Seed Preservation Program

and percipient of an Honor the Earth Fund of Tides Foundation grant. Belief that the seeds that have

sustained our Pawnee for hundreds of years should be a part of our daily diet Deb has worked with her brothers

Walter and Roger, Nasharo Council of Chiefs, Cultural Committee and more recently with the Mvkoke Food

Sovereignty Initiative. The Project is unique as we have 18 volunteer gardeners from our tribal homeland in

Nebraska growing out our seeds in addition to local Oklahoma gardeners. Also unique is the DNA study of the corn seeds

conducted by Nebraska volunteer Dr. Tom Hoegemeyer, Chairman of the Technical Steering Group of US Germplasm

Enhancement of Maize. The on-going story of our challenge to bring back our non-hybrid corn for the welfare of our people is

promising.

Noreen Thomas has a bachelor of science degree in food and nutrition and microbiology. She is the first

woman organic farmer to receive the University of Minnesota Siehl Award. Thomas and family have received

many national and state awards including Disneys' Community Service Award. The awards are for projects

that include providing fresh food to many .Thomas grew up on the Flathead Reservation in Montana for part of

her life. Thomas lives with her family members on their certified organic farm right outside of Moorhead,

Minnesota. Thomas started a buying club that allows consumers to buy direct from farmers and also operates Rachel's Farm a group

of youth and women farmers and beginning farmers. (Growing a community food supply in food desserts)

Emigdio Ballon is of Quechua Indian decent and was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He earned his

Bachelors degree in agriculture at Major Bolivian University of Saint Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia and his

Masters degree in plant genetics in Colombia. He studied for his Doctorate at Colorado State University. As

a plant geneticist he has specialized in research on quinoa and amaranth grains and has published many articles

about them in both South and North America.

Emigdio has served as an organic certification inspector in the United States and has made many presentations at major

conferences on agriculture. He has studied principles of bio-dynamic farming at the Josephine Porter Institute of Applied Bio-

Dynamics and continues to study and make presentations at various seminars. Currently he is the Director of Agriculture at the

Pueblo of Tesuque, and is a recipient of a Pinon Award for 2010 for his work at the pueblo. Besides his work at the pueblo, he is

also the Executive Director of Four Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute (www.fourbridges.club.officelive.com). In his little free

time, Emigdio pursues research into germination techniques for a wide variety of crops, including traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic

herbs and herbs indigenous to Northern New Mexico. His other interests include seed saving and sharing, bio-dynamic and organic

farming and sustainable agricultural practices. He is also involved with Native American organizations which stress the importance of

seed saving and promote the revival and continuation of traditional crops, both nutritional and medicinal. He employs traditional

Quechua techniques and rituals which he learned at his grandfather’s side as a boy in Bolivia.

Lorraine Kahneratokwas Gray has a diverse background, beginning with a Masters in Project Management.

She has been working in the area of traditional agricultural revival for the last 12 years. She was honored to be a

member of the Native Delegations to Terra Madre 2006 and 2010, in Turin, Italy. Honored for her work in the

Mohawk community of Akwesasne, New York, Gray co-founded Kanenhi:io Ionkwaienthonhakie (We Are Planting

Good Seeds), which built a substantial community greenhouse, established a community farmers’ market on the

reservation, and supports community gardens, and individual family farms. She is a graduate of the Traditional Native

American Farmers Association’s Indigenous Sustainability Design Course. Gray is now the President and co-founder of the Four

Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute, and is working on the Sken:nen Ken'hak (Peace Forever) Educational Farm in Santa

Cruz, New Mexico. A major project being organized by Gray under the Four Bridges Traveling Permaculture Institute is a

Women's Health Campaign to support indigenous women and children in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.

Caroline Chartrand is Seed of Diversity Canada Director since 2009, on Seed Library committee, a City of Winnipeg

gardener since 2010, Children of the Earth High School Teacher, Metis Traditional Dance Instructor, 1994, Vitality Television

Advisor, Researcher, and Guest, aired on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, 2009). She is also the

Founder/Director of Metis Horticulture & Heritage Society, 1997 and Founder of Seventh Generation Seed Savers, 2010.

Kerstin Lindgren is the executive director of the Domestic Fair Trade Association and in this role is responsible for

coordinating domestic fair trade evaluation program, overseeing daily operations, and strategic planning for the organization. Prior to

coming to DFTA, Kerstin worked with several food-related businesses and non-profit organizations in research and management

roles. Kerstin has an M.S. in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment and an M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and

Planning, both from Tufts University.

Domestic Fair Trade Association is an association of farmers, farmworkers, food chain workers, processors, marketers, retailers, and

NGOs united by a common vision for health, justice, and sustainability in our food and agriculture system. In this workshop, we will

share the work we are doing in setting a high bar for fair trade programs including evaluating certification programs, market claims, and

social justice labels. The primary goal is of the workshop is to discuss the intersection of domestic fair trade and the work of native

people and begin a strategic plan for how we can work more closely together.

Kristen Woodhouse’s culinary career began on her parents’ dairy farm in southwestern Wisconsin. In her early teens, Kristen

was regularly cooking for the neighborhood work parties that were still a part of rural culture, organizing her family’s 3 acre organic

garden and the canning/preserving of their harvest. While studying Theatre Arts at Viterbo College in La Crosse, WI, Kristen

continued to gather culinary skills by working at a variety of local restaurants, natural food cooperative grocery stores and organic

fruit and vegetable farms. In 1995, Kristen began catering meetings and events for Organic Valley / CROPP Cooperative. In

2003 Organic Valley broke ground for their new green-built headquarters which includes the all-organic, sustainable Milky Way

Café designed by Kristen. She currently manages the Café Services department at Organic Valley, overseeing the service of

thousands of organic, locally produced meals. Kristen is involved in Farm to School programs, sets up relief kitchens in natural

disaster zones, consults of sustainability issues to food service programs and strong advocate of food sovereignty issues, working

whole heartedly to reform our food system. Kristen lives with her family near the Kickapoo River in Southwestern Wisconsin, is an

avid gardener, wild harvester, and artisan. (See Domestic Fair Trade Association under Kerstin Lingred)

David “Jonesy “ Miller is a member of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. He helps coordinate the community gardens project

on the Menominee Reservation and works full time as the agricultural worker for Tsyunhehkwa Farm in Oneida Wis. In other

capacities he presently serves as the President of the Menominee Indian School District School Board and is currently serving as a

Menominee Tribal Legislator on Tribal Governing Legislature.

Oneida Tsyunhehkwa- overview of the Oneida Tsyunhehkwa Farming Operation.

Other Presenters:

*Deborah Ramos, Aztec Dance Group *Dorene Day

* Robert Alexander, local Mormon farmer *Robert Shimek, Anishnaabe, White Earth Land Recovery Project

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