The Seed Sovereignty Sisters

Update: We want to acknowledge that since this episode's airdate, it has come to light that Elizabeth Hoover has misrepresented her identity as an Indigenous person. As a result of this new information, The Cultural Conservancy has chosen to end our professional ties with Hoover. We also acknowledge the harm this news has caused throughout the Indigenous communities and people we mutually know and operate within.Our priority as an organization is to continue to be in good relationship with our partners and the communities we live in, work with, and serve. With respect and gratitude,The Cultural ConservancyIn the quiet corner of an urban hotel after the seed sisters’ panel presentation, “Seed Sovereignty Stories from North American, Latin America and Oceania,” at at the 2018 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Annual Conference in Los Angeles, Native Seed Pod host Melissa Nelson and producer Sara Moncada catch up with Kaylena Bray, Mariaelena Huambachano, and Elizabeth Hoover. They discuss how seeds cross cultures and continents, creating networks of physical and spiritual resilience, and are at the forefront of environmental justice, food security and biodiversity.