Tatum Claypool
2024
Scholar
Tatum Claypool is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan and the Director of Internal Indigenous Relations at FCC and resides in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Previous to FCC, Tatum owned a small, fine dining restaurant for twelve years on the West Coast of British Columbia and is a certified Sommelier. Tatum’s topic of study is Indigenous Agriculture: The Barriers, Challenges & Opportunities.
Indigenous Agriculture: The Barriers, Challenges & Opportunities.
This study explores how Indigenous Peoples across Canada, the United States, Brazil, and Australia (through virtual meetings) are reclaiming their rightful place in agriculture. It is the first Nuffield Canada report to focus solely on indigenous agrculture, and I carry that responsibility with deep humility. Through visits to farms, food hubs, community cooperatives, and sacred seed banks, I sought to understand how Indigenous Peoples are working to preserve, protect, and sustain their agricultural systems that are grounded in ancestral knowledge, land stewardship, and cultural continuity.
