Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Strengthening Harvesting Food Systems
Agreement Number:
2122-CN-000068
Agreement Value:
$249,396.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 29, 2021 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
A project to employ hunter-instructors to build capacity and skills by training youth from the Clyde River community to hunt and harvest country food, prepare and process food, and make and maintain tools and equipment for hunting and harvesting.
Organization:
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Expected Results:
By training the next generation of hunters in the community, this project will also help provide traditional country food year-round to elders, children, families and other community members in Clyde River therefore reducing food insecurity in the community.
Location:
CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut, CA X0A 0E0
Reference Number:
0780-2021-2022-Qrt3-0000018
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
886642693
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
ILISAQSIVIK SOCIETY
Recipient's Legal Name:
ILISAQSIVIK SOCIETY
Federal Riding Name:
Nunavut
Federal Riding Number:
62001
Program:
Northern Isolated Community Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.