FEAST to establish indigenous foods and foodways as identity

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The first of its kind in the world, FEAST: Growing Indigenous Food Tourism in Ontario (FEAST), launched Aug. 10 for establishing indigenous foods and foodways as essential components of Ontario’s identity.

Over a two-year period, Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) worked with partners across the province to develop FEAST, a five-year plan to strategically move forward the indigenous food tourism division.

“As Indigenous people of these lands, we’ve been hosts for hundreds of years and initiatives like FEAST will further create space to help Indigenous people tell their story on their terms. Indigenous food supply chains are ancient, yet still exist and will exist as long as Mother Earth exists. As the first region in the world to complete and begin to implement an Indigenous food tourism strategy, we are extremely proud to be helping the Indigenous food tourism sector in Ontario grow for all to enjoy,” said Kevin Eshkawkogan, CEO and president of ITO.

The FEAST strategy will guide the improvement of the indigenous tourism products that already exist and give confidence to new, immersive food tourism experience development.

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