Our Vision

The vision of the VICCIFN network is that Indigenous Food systems on Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities are recognized, maintained, enhanced and celebrated in a holistic way that honours cultural knowledge an values: Nurtures the people, communities and environments they are Indigenous to, and sustains future generations.

To provide opportunities for people from rural and isolated communities to participate, the Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network has developed a rotating regional meeting approach across Vancouver Island. On a quarterly basis gatherings are hosted in each of four island regions: north, south, east and west. These regions are represented by three primary First Nations: Coast Salish, Kwakwakala and Nuu-chah-nulth. Since time immemorial these Nations have developed, maintained and evolved food gathering, harvesting and preserving approaches that are specific to their bioregion.

Another goal of the Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network is to meaningfully engage with First Nations Elders and youth. The Vancouver Island Traditional Food Network believes very strongly in the importance of continuing the transferal of traditional knowledge to the next generations. The Network promotes opportunities for Aboriginal communities and their youth and elders to revitalize traditional teachings and to breathe life back into these practices. With this goal in mind we worked on and created the Digital Story Project.

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