2023 Provocation Ideas Festival: “Foragers” + Panel
PANEL / SCREENING
Foragers depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humour and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee, and Jerusalem, it employs fiction, documentary, and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. By reframing the terms and constraints of preservation, the film raises questions around the politics of extinction, namely who determines what is made extinct and what gets to live on.
Following the film, there will be a panel discussion about the ways in which occupation and colonialism have disrupted traditional ways of life—including traditional methods of foraging, hunting, and fishing. The panel will consider the ways in which Indigenous communities continue to be affected by colonial policies, the parallels between the occupation in Palestine and colonialism in Canada, and how Indigenous communities can reclaim their food sovereignty.
Featuring:
Laurie Hermiston. A dynamic Indigenous leader with 20 years of experience in program, project and policy design, community engagement, and the creation and implementation of strategic plans and organizational development. Working primarily through her collective, Kwewok Nakii, which translates to “Women’s Work” in Anishinaabe, her primary focus has been on building successful projects with Indigenous peoples and with allies that want to walk alongside them.
Aicha Smith-Belghaba. Mohawk Wolf clan and Algerian from Six Nations, she is an associate producer working with CBC Hamilton as part of the first cohort of CBC’s Indigenous Pathways to Journalism program. She is also the owner of Esha’s Eats and passionate about content creation, community, and food sovereignty.
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