Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network (VICCIFN)
The Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Foods Network (VICCIFN) is a collective of passionate and dedicated members with a shared vision of a healthy future based upon reconnecting with First Nations cultural teachings and practices. The membership is made up of culturally knowledgeable food harvesters and gatherers, health professionals, community development workers and members of the scientific community.
Our Food is our Medicine
VICCIFN aims to build collaborative approaches in addressing issues of traditional food access and security. Moreover, VICCIFN strives to research, document, share and perserve for future generations the ancestral strengths that are deeply rooted throughout Vancouver Island.
From the archive
8th annual traditional foods conference coming soon!
The 8th Annual traditional foods conference is approximately eight weeks away and the conference this…
A few 2013 Conference Highlights
The conference fostered a great atmosphere of open discussion, and the traditional foods feast helped to…
Celebation Book
This book “Feasting For Change” celebrates some of the Indigenous Foods of Vancouver Island. It…
Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards – Place your order now.
Pacific Northwest Coastal Plant Knowledge Cards highlight 65 edible and medicinal plants from the Pacific…
Feasting for Change Plant Knowledge Cards
Creation of a set of 66 different native plants local to the South Island area. The…
Feasting for Change Celebration – Place your Order
This book “Feasting For Change” celebrates some of the Indigenous Foods of Vancouver Island. It…
Digital Harvest Videos from Feb 2013
Prevention and Preservation: Digital Harvest Stories The Prevention and Preservation project, funded by the Vancouver…
Digital Harvest Story Creation Event – Nanaimo
On Feb 23 and 24th in Nanaimo BC the youth will be coming back together…
PHOTOVOICE CONTEST
Share YOUR story about what food sovereignty/security/safety means to you! Email a picture + short…
Digital Storytelling 2012
Another successful weekend of connecting communities, Elders and Youth at the Digital Storytelling workshop. More…
Traditional Food Conference Report 2011
This is the summary of our 2011 conference. Traditional Foods Conference Report 2011 (PDF)