New plans this fall for Indigenous youth seeking future in agriculture – Anishinabek News
August 26, 2024
CORBEIL—First Nations Agriculture and Finance Ontario (FNAFO) has a new program to help Indigenous youth choose agriculture as a career.
As the number of people farming decreases, the number of Indigenous people farming is increasing.
Statistics Canada reports that since 2016, Indigenous people farming has risen 6 per cent; 16,705 Indigenous people are farming, with the biggest increase seen in First Nation peoples.
Jennifer Hunter-O’Brien of Sagamok Anishnawbek is the Seven Generations Lead with FNAFO. FNAFO has a new program starting up in September to teach highschool students across Northern Ontario about agriculture.
