Every seed carries more than genetic material—it holds stories, ceremony, and the right of Indigenous peoples to determine their own food futures. Indigenous seed sovereignty means Indigenous communities maintain complete control over their traditional seeds, agricultural knowledge, and food systems without outside interference. This isn’t simply about preservation; it’s about self-determination, cultural survival, and reclaiming what colonial agricultural policies deliberately tried to erase.
For Canadian farmers, understanding this relationship transforms how we think about crop diversity and resilience. Indigenous …