Call or email Julie Price or Becky Cook to discuss how your idea might fit with this funding opportunity.
Julie Price
Collaborative Coordinator |
My family is settler population and has lived in Canada and United States for the past 4-6 generations. My mother’s family is from a small mixed farm in southwestern Manitoba, Treaty 1 Territory. My dad was born in northern Manitoba (Snow Lake, Treaty 5 Adhesion) and lived in many different small communities growing up. Since I was very young, I have always been interested in food, farming, and community building. My mother’s father, Ivan Adams, was one of the most influential people in my life and he taught me how to care for the land while raising good food and being a loving community member.
I currently live in Winnipeg with my three children and my partner. As a family, we spend much of our time at the family farm and camping on the land. We berry pick, raise bees, grow vegetables and I aspire to learn how to hunt. We are trying to raise our kids, and remind ourselves to think critically, be kind, and keep it local. My ‘formal’ education is in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. While I appreciate what I learned in school, what I have learned from my elders and community members has been extremely formative and invaluable in shaping my worldview. My relationships with the people of organizations like Harvest Moon Local Foods Initiative, Ithinto Mechisowin Program, Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba, Opaskwayak Culture & Healthy Living Initiatives, and Vive le Vert (there are so many others!) has taught me so much about the power of food and community. I am lucky to work on behalf of the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture & Community Collaborative, comprised of a dozen or so amazing and dedicated organizations, led by strong northern advisors, and hosted by Tides Canada Foundation. |
Becky Cook
Collaborative Coordinator |
Becky Cook is from Misipawistik Cree Nation. Her parents are Shelley (Parsons) and Ron Cook, her Grandparents are Nora (McKay) and Walter Cook of Grand Rapids and Betty (Torrens) and Syd Parsons of Winnipeg. She was raised on the lands and waters surrounding Misipawistik and Lake Winnipeg. Her family camped out every summer at their family camp at saskasceweyak and spent the fall at the fishing camp at MacBeth Point. A love for the land developed at a young age and eventually led to her receiving her B.Sc. in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Manitoba in 2006. She also learned the importance of balance and respect for the all of creation through participation in ceremonies, fast camps and culture camps. These teachings were the main reason she left her job with the Oil and Gas sector in Calgary to begin work on her Ph. D. She completed her Ph. D. in Marine Geophysics in 2015 and is now committed to her traditional education. In addition to working with the Northern Manitoba Food Culture and Community Collaborative she is also working with Elders and knowledge holders in her home community of Misipawistik to develop a land-based education program for youth.
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