Webinar link: Webinar: 'Re-Imagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation and Social Justice in Partnership with Indigenous Communities, Manitoba, Canada'

Dr Ian Calliou will speak on The Re-Imagining Food Systems Project, a collaborative initiative of the University of Manitoba. It aims to develop climate-resilient food systems in partnership with Indigenous communities. The project focuses on improving access to traditional foods and creating sustainable food systems through an Indigenous circular-economy model, focusing on climate-adaptive food systems, food sovereignty, and economic growth.

Ian Calliou is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba and a Lecturer in Indigenous Development at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He is concerned with using Indigenous research methods as a means of examining contemporary social, structural, and political themes. His research has explored transitional justice, reconciliation, and grass-roots organizations. He has conducted research with NGOs working with populations in transit on access to education and human rights, especially in youth.