Food Sovereignty Exhibit Development Survey

The Tribal Youth Ambassadors (TYA) of the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) are currently working on developing an exhibit that highlights food sovereignty for the Coast Pomo, Valley Pomo and Lake Pomo and Miwok tribes. The goals for this project are to create a dialogue and strategies for enhancing food sovereignty and health among tribal communities throughout Mendocino, Sonoma, and Lake Counties.


Please assist the Tribal Youth Ambassadors (TYA) efforts in assisting our local community members in connecting and learning more about traditional foods. Please support this effort by filling out the following survey. Your answers will help the TYA develop a food sovereignty exhibit that will open this fall. Respondents that complete the survey will be entered in a drawing.



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* 1. Name

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* 2. Age

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* 3. Gender

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* 4. Tribal Affiliation:

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* 5. Are you enrolled in a tribe?

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* 6. Which tribe are you enrolled in? (optional)

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* 7. Tribe Region (Please mark one)

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* 8. Please rank the importance of the following topics that you would like your tribe to have representation in the exhibit and explain why you selected your top 3 in the comment box below this question :

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* 9. Please explain why you choose your top 3 topics that you would like your tribe to have representation in:

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* 10. What are the barriers that tribal communities face in terms of their accessibility to traditional foods and resources?

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* 11. How do these barriers impact tribal communities?

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* 12. How are Native foods being affected by human maintenance of the environment? (For example: some areas have a lack or prescribed/control burns that would have a positive impact on the environment) 

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* 13. How is this maintenance (or lack of maintenance) of our environment affecting the health of Native Peoples?

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* 14. Is there a food sovereignty related item that you would like to donate or temporarily have on loan at the museum for this TYA Food Sovereignty exhibit? (Ex: pictures, baskets, tools)?  

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* 15. If so, please indicate what item you would like to be part of this exhibit.

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* 16. Is there a story related to food sovereignty that you would like to be part of this exhibit?

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* 17. If yes, can we call or contact you through email to learn more about the story?

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* 18. Is there a recipe that you would like the highlight food sovereignty in the exhibit that incorporates traditional foods? If so, please share it in the text box below.

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* 19. Would you like to be interviewed about food sovereignty and be part of a video for this exhibit?

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* 20. Email: (optional if you would like to be entered into the Food Sovereignty Drawing, winners will be contacted via email if they are selected for prizes)

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* 21. Phone Number

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