[Feedthefrontlines] Supply Drive for Indigenous Food Sovereignty Farm, Cyale

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Supply Drive for Indigenous Food Sovereignty Farm, Cyale

Flo and Wolverine have been fighting for their rights and sovereignty for
decades. Since Wolverine's passing last year, Flo and her grandson Troy and
the Secwepemc people have continued with the work of growing food for those
who need it in their nation and for Unist'ot'en and other front lines. Read
more of their story below.

A group of supporters from the coast and the prairies are gathering
supplies for a work camp that is happening this spring. This help is needed
and has been requested, as Flo and her family plan to expand their growing
capacities by building a greenhouse and prepare the land for planting.

Can you donate any of these supplies and support Secwepemc food
sovereignty?

Supplies needed:

Gardening + Building Tools + Supplies:
-gardening shovels
-rakes
-trowels
-gardening gloves
-hand saws
-electric drill or screwdriver with bits
-screwdrivers
-pliers
-tool box
-pick axes
-axes
-hatchets
-hammers
-roll of clear heavy duty plastic (used on greenhouses)
-boxes of medium size nails
-plastic trays for plant starts
-pruning shears
-tarps

Caring for the people (unopened supplies only please):
-handmade herbal medicines
-tobacco
-first aide supplies (especially bandaids, gauze, disinfectants, face masks
for CPR)
-moleskin
-boxes of latex, nitrile or other gloves
-Rubbermaid bins

Food + related items (unopened food only please):
-fuel for camp stoves
-bulk bags of rice
-canned or dried beans
-bulk bags of oats (gluten free or steel cut)
-soy milk that doesn't need to be refrigerated
-pasta (with gluten + gluten free)
-canned or preserved fruits and veggies
-Jam
-peanut butter or other nut butter
-dried salmon or dried meats
-salsa that does not need to be refrigerated
-tortilla chips
-granola bars, fruit leather (gluten free)
-dried fruit
-coffee

Larger Items
-wheelbarrow
-Coleman double burner camp stove (used is fine)
Please contact brettley.mason at gmail.com or raquel0257 at gmail.com to arrange
pick-up of larger items.

All other supplies can be dropped off at Spartacus Books in Coast Salish
(the land known as Vancouver) during their open hours any time from now
till April 26.

Supplies must be in good condition, as there is not a capacity to fix tools
at this time. If you want to donate something that is not on this list that
you think may be useful or if you have a connection to a place that could
donate multiple items on this list, please email brettley.mason at gmail.com

Spartacus Books
3378 Findlay St.
Mon - Fri: 10 am - 8:30 pm
Sat - Sun: 11 am - 7 pm

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Cyale means gathering place. It is the Secwepemc word for, “The Hollow in
the Hillside Where People Gather”, such as the one on Flo’s land. People
would come for giveaways to this place since time immemorial. The farm is
called Cyale to continue this legacy and tradition: to grow food for the
Secwepemc nation and for other nations fighting for their lands. Flo is a
Secwepemc Elder, supported by a community of family, friends, warriors, and
supporters.

The farm is in Adam’s Lake First Nation, near Chase in so-called BC. They
have been transporting a big portion of their harvest ever year to the
Unist’ot’en Yintah as well as to other Indigenous frontlines. As Secwepemc
families and warriors gear up to put their bodies in the way of
construction on the Kinder Morgan Pipeline project, the food grown by Flo
and her supporters will be more crucial than ever.

The foods grown at Cyale are heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables.
Seeds are saved from each harvest to be used in the next years planting as
well as to be shared with other food sovereignty projects.  Flo’s work is
not only providing nourishment for Indigenous Land Defenders today, she is
also safeguarding food sovereignty for future generations

Thank you for your support! These donations make it easier for this work to
keep going, and will be well-used and appreciated.
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