Emily Nanne is Métis with ancestral roots in Treaty 9, Moose Factory, and historic family ties to the Métis Homeland in Treaty 8 and Treaty 6. Her family is connected to Red River through the Thomas family line.
Emily works with the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF), a national Indigenous-led not-for-profit organization, where she leads the organization’s work in Ontario. Her work focuses on walking alongside Indigenous communities and organizations to strengthen Indigenous participation, leadership and self-determination within agriculture and food systems. Her work spans food security, economic development, and program design, with a particular focus on ensuring that Indigenous perspectives are not simply included in food system conversations, but have meaningful influence over how those systems are shaped.
Emily brings both a professional and personal perspective to conversations about food security, grounded in the importance of land, relationships, culture, economic opportunity and Indigenous self-determination.