At the Akwesasne Mohawk Seed Hub: The Great Apple -- Food Sovereignty Photos by Jessica Shenandoah

At the Akwesasne Seed Hub: The Great Apple -- Food Sovereignty Photos by Jessica Shenandoah

Censored News, November 7, 2025

Jessica Shenandoah said, "Through my job at Thompson Island Cultural Camp, I partnered up with Ase Tsi Tewaton and Ionkwahronkha'onhátie' - We are becoming fluent to work on the elder care packages in a Kanienkeha immersed workshop. We canned apple sauce, made apple chips, canned grape jam and made apple pies. This morning we did an apple pie giveaway for elders. It was a great week Niawenkowa to everyone for helping!! Niawen to the Akwesasne Seed Hub for donating your space and to Nelson Jock for the produce!"

Thank you to Jessica Shenandoah, Mohawk, for sharing photos for our series on Food Sovereignty at Censored News.

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