Food Sovereignty
Our relationship with the land is one of deep respect, agreement and reciprocity.
Traditional Ecological Knowlege
We continue to pass down thousands of years of intergeneration teachings to ensure the sustainability of our Indigenous food sources.
Coastal foods
We continue to travel annually to harvest traditional seafoods as we have since the beginning of time.
Food sovereignty supports cultural traditions
Exercising food sovereignty is multifaceted and supports our culture, language, religion, and economy.
payta (hunting)
We continue to hunt to feed our families, to provide traditional meals for our ceremonial table, and use the feathers for our regalia. Hunting also strengthens our Indigenous economy by trading.
Surfishing using nets on the California Coast
huyni (fishing)
Fishing in oceans, lakes, rivers and creeks is an important aspect of our culture that continues to this day
ruta (harvesting)
We gather and process much of the same foods we have for thousands of years and teach our children traditional protocal at a young age.