Who am I?
Kessi Watters Kimball is a Mi’kmaq mother, auntie, daughter, fierce friend who is a long time food justice organizer and rabble rouser for change rooted in love and her Mi’kmaq culture.
What do we do?
As part of Eastern Woodlands Rematriation (EWR) we are boldly reclaiming the right to food and relationship to the earth for indigenous peoples. We initiate and help sustain existing community-led food and medicine projects across tribal communities in the Northeast. EWR prioritizes collective leadership and is led entirely by indigenous woman and two-spirits. From our initial formation, we intentionally decentralize power to raise up folks as experts in their respective communities. Our collective decision-making, community organizing, and collective cultivation practices align with matriarchal principles of earth-centered stewardship. We are restoring polycultural food systems and local fisheries, assuring transmission of traditional medicine and foodways while reengaging spiritual foundations of our livelihoods. We embrace agroecology and anti-oppression/anti-violence frameworks as a pathway to food sovereignty and the rebuilding of indigenous agro-economies.
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