Our team of 39 people collaborates with 9 Tribal partners and organizations representing all 11 Federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin, 14 UW–Madison and Extension units or departments, and supports 3-4 undergraduate and graduate students per year.
Coordinating Team
Name
Title and Affiliation
Contact
Daniel Cornelius (Oneida), Project Co-lead
Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Food Sovereignty Department
Indigenous Crops and Livestock Team
Name
Title and Affiliation
Daniel Cornelius (Oneida)
Outreach Program Manager, UW–Madison Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and UW–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hanna McIntosh
Indigenous Food Systems Project Manager, UW–Madison Div. of Extension Natural Resources Institute
Erin Silva
Professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Plant Pathology and Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Bill Tracy
Professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Eva Weddell (Ihanktowan Dakota)
Graduate student, UW-Madison Agroecology Masters Program
Hinu Smith (Ho-Chunk)
Executive Director,Ho-Chunk Department of Agriculture
Gary Besaw (Menominee)
Director, Menominee Department of Agriculture and Food Systems; Planning Team member, Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
Jen Falck (Oneida)
Intertribal Food Business Development Coordinator, Menominee Department of Agriculture and Food Systems; Planning Team member, Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
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