Indigenous Food Systems Resilience
Indigenous Food Systems Resilience
Connecting Cultural Values and Indigenous Research
The Indigenous Food Systems Resilience project is a partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Tribal Nations and organizations in Wisconsin that supports Tribal producers, land managers, and communities in their food sovereignty work in four key areas.
Our team of 41 people collaborates with 9 Tribal partners and organizations representing all 11 Federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin, and 14 UW and Extension units or departments.
Upcoming Events
Testing Well Water for Contaminants Webinar
Join our upcoming webinar on Testing Well Water for Contaminants on Wednesday, July 1st at 12PM CT
Indigenous Research Garden Volunteer Days
Help us keep the corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers happy and healthy each Tuesday at the UW Arboretum from 4-6pm. Managing weeds is always part of the work, but we try to include other activities or topics when we can.
Library of Past Webinars
Access our past webinars including:
- Telling Your Story with Social Media
- Soil Tests from Filling our Forms to Interpreting Results
- Vegetable Crop Season Planning
- and more!
Project News
A Look at the Impact of the RPI Indigenous Food Systems Project in 2025
Indigenous Food Systems Resilience Project
June 3, 2026
WORT Community Radio
May 27, 2026
Indigenous-led research examines the health of restored Manoomin in the St. Louis River Estuary
Indigenous Food Systems Resilience Project
February 4, 2026
Check out or Project News page for more media featuring our project.
Videos Highlighting Our Work
Supporting Capacity Building
Learn about some of our project partners, including the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition, the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, and the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Agriculture, and how we are working together to build Tribal and intertribal capacity for food sovereignty.
Building Effective Partnerships
Hear from our Tribal partners on ways to build reciprocal and respectful University – Tribal partnerships and the benefits of long-term partnerships for Tribes in Wisconsin, Tribal producers, Tribal organizations, and the University of Wisconsin.
Great Lakes Indigenous Producer Academy
Experience the 2024 Great Lakes Indigenous Food Producer Academy organized and hosted by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition, Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, Menominee Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, and Forest County Potawatomi Bodwéwadmi Ktëgan Farm.
Understanding the Health of Restored Manoomin
Learn about the Manoomin Team’s work with partners to evaluate the health of restored manoomin in the St. Louis River Estuary. Watch the full video to learn about the collaborative research and preliminary results showing the manoomin is healthy!
This project is funded by a four-year grant (2023–2026) from the Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).