The goal of the three-year initiative is to improve the access of Indigenous and marginalized groups to traditional foods and develop climate-resilient food systems through an Indigenous circular-economy model. The university is working with Myera Group Inc., a Métis-led and Manitoba-based company, in collaboration with Indigenous communities to help lead, inform and guide the project.

“Ultimately, we’re looking to create a sustainable food system in partnership with Indigenous communities,” says Dr. Az (Ashley A.) Klymiuk, an assistant professor at UM in the Department of Biological Sciences and an Indigenous scholar in science.

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