Food Sovereignty Summit - ‘Buffalo Fencing Considerations: Challenges and Successes’
From left: Nick Hernandez, Dawn Sherman, Lucille Contreras
Dawn Sherman, executive director of Tanka Fund, presented on “Buffalo Fencing Considerations: Challenges and Successes” at the First Nations Development Institute Food Sovereignty Summit, Oct. 16-17, in Suquamish, WA.
The summit, held this year at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, is a national forum for sharing and collaborating to build healthy food systems within Native American communities. Attendees included people from tribal communities across the country who are actively involved in food sovereignty work, including caring for our land, sustaining food systems, and strengthening Tribal Sovereignty and partnerships between Native nations.
In addition to Dawn’s presentation, several other members of the Tanka Fund family presented at the Summit, including:
Nick Hernandez, President/CEO of Makoce Agriculture Development and Secretary/Treasurer of Tanka Fund’s Board of Directors
Lucille Contreras, CEO of Texas Tribal Buffalo Project and Tanka Fund rancher partner
Tanka Fund rancher partner Dave Wise of Dancing Crane Ranch
For more information: firstnations.org
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