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The Slow Food Indigenous Peoples’ Network safeguards the rights and traditions of Indigenous peoples in recognition of their role as guardians of biodiversity.

Indigenous communities are at the forefront of territorial encroachment, cultural erosion and economic marginalization. As defenders of diversity, we cannot just sit by and watch. This is why Slow Food provides Indigenous peoples with a platform to make their voices heard. More than 700 Indigenous products have already been onboarded onto the Ark of Taste and more than 50 Slow Food Presidia are run by Indigenous communities. Several Indigenous chefs are also active participants in the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance.

Our Goals
The Slow Food Indigenous Peoples’ Network (SFIPsN) emerged from Terra Madre, and embodies its vision of bringing Indigenous voices to the forefront of food and cultural debate. It connects Indigenous communities worldwide, as well as partners and organizations that encourage the formal participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Slow Food movement, while developing and strengthening their local and global networks.

The main objectives of the network are as follows:
1. To mobilize defenders of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. First and foremost we aim to recruit and engage a growing number of individuals and communities in advocating for Indigenous food systems.
2. To cultivate support systems to enable the network’s growth. The network is committed to developing support systems to enable the growth of the network as a hub for project ideas, resources, and contacts for defenders. This involves creating platforms and tools that facilitate information exchange and collaboration among network members.
3. To raise public awareness about Indigenous rights and food systems. The network strives to raise public awareness about Indigenous rights and the significance of traditional food systems. This aims to promote understanding and support for the causes of Indigenous peoples and their unique food systems.
As stated in the Shillong Declaration, the Indigenous Peoples’ Network calls on communities to increase their consumption of local foods, thereby keeping people healthy and nutritionally secure, and inspires chefs to use native plants and animal breeds to prepare gourmet meals that can educate consumers.

The network also advocates for Indigenous peoples to be allowed to continue as custodians of their native lands, so that they may maintain them and the great variety of seeds, animal breeds, fish, bees, and other living organisms that fall under their tutelage.
What We Do

Promote the Networking of Defenders

The Slow Food Indigenous Peoples’ Network actively promotes networking among defenders and works to identify new advocates, empowering them to participate in the network and attract new activists.

Organize Training & Knowledge Sharing

The network conducts training sessions and events to facilitate knowledge sharing on key topics within the network, ensuring that defenders possess the necessary knowledge, awareness, and tools to develop projects in their territories.
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Provide Funding Opportunities for Indigenous Communities

The network offers funding opportunities to indigenous communities, enabling them to protect and promote their food heritage. This support helps communities secure the necessary resources for their projects.

Forge an International Alliance

The network collaborates with international organizations and institutions to secure financial support and engage in policy dialogues. This partnership fosters allyship actions in support of the network’s overall mission.
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Organize Awareness Campaigns

The network initiates campaigns to raise public awareness about indigenous peoples’ rights and the beauty and deliciousness of indigenous food systems. These efforts aim to encourage the public to choose food options that empower and support indigenous communities while engaging in respectful allyship.
See the latest: Decolonize Your Food
What You Can Do

The Slow Food Indigenous Peoples’ Network offers a welcoming, inclusive space for all Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant communities or individuals who want to defend their food heritage, language and culture in the face of threats that put them at risk.

Here’s how you can support it.

Join the Network

Become part of a thriving network committed to preserving the foodways and knowledge of Indigenous communities. Join today, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those safeguarding our planet’s food heritage.

Support Our Work

By supporting the network’s project, you are empowering Indigenous voices and practices. Get in touch to learn how your contribution can help nurture biodiversity and promote cultural appreciation.

Delve Deeper into Indigenous Peoples Issues

Our projects address a range of Indigenous peoples’ issues. By educating yourself, you become an advocate for change and enrich both your understanding and the world around you.