Food Sovereignty

Two children checking watermelon
Two children checking watermelon

In April 2002, IITC organized the first Indigenous Peoples' Global Consultation on the Right to Food in Sololá, Guatemala. The "Declaration of Atitlan," adopted by consensus of the participants from all regions, affirmed that “the Right to Food of Indigenous Peoples is a collective right based on our special spiritual relationship with Mother Earth, our lands and territories, environment, and natural resources that provide our traditional nutrition. IITC's Food Sovereignty Program builds the informed participation of Indigenous Peoples, including traditional food producers and knowledge holders, in local, national, regional and international processes to protect and restore their traditional food systems. IITC provides community trainings and organizes gatherings for Indigenous Peoples to build mutual support, develop collective strategies and share traditional knowledge, practices, seeds and methods. IITC also defends rights to land, water, traditional knowledge, culture and Treaties that are the basis for Food Sovereignty and supports the establishment of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Zones free from pesticides, GMO’s and extractive industries.

Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Food is a collective right based on our special spiritual relationship with Mother Earth, our lands and territories, environment and the natural resources that provide our traditional nutrition.

~ The Declaration of Atitlan

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      UN Food Systems Summit September 2021
      UN Food Systems Summit September 2021

      The International Indian Treaty Council invites Indigenous food producers, knowledge and rights holders to an Indigenous Peoples Multi-regional Virtual Consultation in preparation for the United Nations Food Systems Summit

      El Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios invita a los productores indígenas de alimentos y a los poseedores de conocimientos y titulares de derechos indígenas a una consulta multirregional de los Pueblos Indígenas en preparación para la Cumbre de los Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas

      Le Conseil international des traités indiens invite les producteurs alimentaires autochtones, ainsi que les détenteurs de connaissances et de droits autochtones, à une consultation multirégionale des peuples autochtones en préparation du Sommet des Nations Unies sur les systèmes alimentaires

      O Conselho Internacional do Tratado Indígena convida produtores indígenas de alimentos, detentores de conhecimento e de direitos para uma Consulta Multirregional de Povos Indígenas em preparação para a Cúpula dos Sistemas Alimentares das Nações Unidas

      По случаю подготовки Саммита ООН по продовольственным системам Международный совет по договорам индейцев (МСДИ) приглашает к участию производителей продуктов питания из числа коренных народов, хранителей и защитников традиционных знаний и прав в мультирегиональной консультации коренных народов

       

      A concept note and agenda will be available on this website in all languages by May 20th.

      La nota conceptual y el orden del día estarán disponibles en este sitio web en todos los idiomas antes del 20 de mayo.

      Une note conceptuelle et un ordre du jour seront disponibles sur ce site internet dans toutes les langues d'ici le 20 mai.

      Uma nota conceitual e uma agenda estarão disponíveis neste website em todas as línguas até 20 de Maio.

      Концептуальная записка и программа будут доступны на этом сайте на всех языках к 20 маю.

      Cultural Indicators for Food Sovereignty
      Cultural Indicators for Food Sovereignty
      Work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
      Work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization

      UNFAO: What's on the Horizon?

      United Nations Committee on World Food Security
      United Nations Committee on World Food Security
      Indigenous Peoples Food Sovereignty declarations, interventions, presentations, statements, and reports
      Indigenous Peoples Food Sovereignty declarations, interventions, presentations, statements, and reports

      MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE KUNMING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK, 2024

      INTEGRANDO LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD EN LA GESTIÓN PESQUERA EN EL CONTEXTO DEL MARCO MUNDIAL DE BIODIVERSIDAD KUNMING-MONTREAL, 2024


      THE DECLARATION OF TOOHNI’ DINÉ AUGUST 30, 2023

      DECLARACIÓN DE TOOHNI' DINÉ 30 DE AGOSTO DE 2023


      Thank you Creator for Salmon Declaration, August 5th, 2017


      Declaration of Pu’uhonua Village for a Nation of Hawaii, Food Sovereignty Zone, September 2016


      The Declaration of Tlaxcala, March 8, 2019

      La Declaración de Tlaxcala, 8 de marzo, 2019


      Outcomes and Recommendations from the 1st “Gizhaadaandaa Minomin: Let’s Take Care of Wild Rice” gathering held virtually on July 10th, 2020


      “O’odham haicu hu:g’o wud si ha’icu, Ba:wi ‘o t-gewkdag” / “O’odham traditional foods are sacred, Tepary Beans are our strength” Food Sovereignty Conference, January 17-18, 2020, Comobabi Community, Tohono O’odham Nation


      DECLARACIÓN DE DE MARACHU: CONCLUSIONES DE LA CONSULTA DE LOS PUEBLOS, MOVIMIENTOS SOCIALES Y ONGS POR LA SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA Y LA JUSTICIA SOCIAL HACIA LA 35A CONFERENCIA REGIONAL DE LA FAO, FEB. 2018


      Cusco Declaration from the International Seminar on Cultural Diversity, Food Systems and Traditional Livelihoods, Cusco Peru, November 4 – 6, 2014

      Declaración de Cusco del Seminario Internacional sobre Diversidad Cultural, Sistemas Alimentarios y Estrategias Tradicionales de Vida, Cusco Perú, 4 – 6 de noviembre de 2014


      IITC participates in launch of the GLOBAL NETWORK FOR THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND NUTRITION, Vienna, June 24th 2013/ CITI participa en el lanzamiento de la RED GLOBAL PARA EL DERECHO A LA ALIMENTACIÓN Y NUTRICIÓN, Viena, 24 de junio 2013

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