Arctic Forum: Food

Day 1, 29/9

11:00 Optional events
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Welcome
- Welcome address and keynotes
14:00 Workshops, part 1
- The workshops will follow the themes. We discuss and make plan for meals. Details will be provided later.
17:00 Dinner

Day 2, 30/9

9:00 Keynote
10:00 Workshops, part 2
- Prepare meals which will feed into lunch.
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Presentations of workshop findings and panel discussion
– With guests from Canada and Australia.
16:00 Formal ending of the Forum
16:30 Optional social gatherings:
– Visit the forest and learn about and forage for local foods
– Youth-led performance-demonstrations bringing seasonal food practices to life (bark stripping and eating)
– Visits the Forest and Sámi museum
– Exchange between Indigenous guests sharing visions from three continents

Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier

Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies, McMaster University, Canada

Doctor Adrianne Xavier's research interests include Indigenous food security, Indigenous land connections and rematriation, Indigenous food ways, and Indigenous ways of knowing. She teaches in the areas of Contemporary Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Food Security and Food Systems, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Methodologies. Her community is the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, where she works to grow the understanding and capacity around food security and sovereignty. She is the newest lead of the Indigenous Mentorship Network for Ontario focusing on the support of students, faculty and Indigenous research in the broad spectrum of Indigenous Health.
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Prof. Laure Saulais

Professor at the Department of Agri-Food Economics and Consumer Sciences, Laval University, Canada

Professor Laure Saulais oversees graduate programs in Consumer Science and specializes in behavioral economics and consumer sciences. She is also a researcher at the Centre Interuniversitaire en Analyse des Organisations (CIRANO) and the NUTRISS Research Center within the Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF). Her research explores the demand-side perspective of food system sustainability with the aim of supporting the transition towards more sustainable food consumption models. Her current projects focus on food procurement decision-making within institutional foodservice, and on the roles of food sustainability literacy and information on individual consumers’ food choices.
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Ms Patricia Ellis, OAM

Business Enterprise Owner/Operator, Minga Aboriginal Cultural Services.

Patricia Ann Ellis, OAM, is a Brinja Yuin and Walbunja elder, recognised for her extensive contributions to the Indigenous community. Awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2023, she has received multiple accolades for Aboriginal cultural promotion, advocacy and leadership. Patricia chairs the Eurobodalla Shire Government Aboriginal Advisory Committee, and runs Minga Aboriginal Cultural Services, offering cultural experiences and education. With 41 years at the New South Wales goverment's Technical and Further Education (TAFE NSW), she has significantly advanced Aboriginal language learning and cultural awareness. Patricia's earlier roles include leadership positions in local and national Aboriginal organisations, consultant to local, state and national government on Aboriginal issues, and management coordinator of the handback of two National Parks to Aboriginal ownership. She is a published author and lifelong community advocate.