Implementing food safety and food security awareness and practices in contemporary indigenous communities has not always been easy or successful. However, understanding sovereignty and nation building and their relationship to food safety and food security, Joe Munroe’s presentation sheds some light on his work and the importance of connecting Indigenous self-governance to food safety and awareness.

This speech was part of the 2012 Indigenous Forum, co-produced with the Cultural Conservancy, at the Bioneers Conference.