Oceti Sakowin Food Systems Alliance

To change our current system we need to decolonize the practices that created it. To do this Makoce created The Oceti Sakowin Food Systems Alliance (OSFSA), a group of community leaders, members, producers, and consumers, all working as a think tank to identify, research, and connect a regional food system. The Oceti Sakowin Food Systems Alliance will develop a regional food system scan, policy assessment, and advocacy objectives. Their work will highlight the work that has been done, and the gaps that need to be filled to create a community-led regenerative food system on Pine Ridge Reservation. OSFSA will also serve as a resource for those wanting to better understand our food system and its history. All research and materials including historical timelines, maps, and network data will be open to the public to further promote a community approach to building a regenerative, regional food system.