One Dish Project
Culture, Language, Food Sovereignty, Land-Based Education, Professional Learning, Performing Arts
Cultural Resurgence in Action
Food sovereignty, cultural land-based education, language revitalization, performing arts, and Indigenous-led learning for schools, organizations, youth groups, and communities.
The One Dish Project fosters health, well-being, and community building through cultural food practices, land-based education, professional learning presentations and workshops, as well as the performing arts through Sewatokwa:tshera' Theatre. The foundations and principles of this Kanyen'keha:ka led initiative is based in Kayanere'kowa, Kahswentha, and Sewatokwa:tshera' (Great Law of Peace, Two Row, and One Dish One Spoon Wampum).
With support from the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund we have been able to expand our infrastructure to include and indoor learning space which is also used for produce preparation and seed starting. With this grant we will be installing a water irrigation system as well as a storage shed, keeping our building open for learning, planting, harvesting, and coming together.
This learning space, located in front of our TELUS outdoor learning space, will also act as the main hub where all of our planning takes place for each season.
This framework is based in the Haudenosaunee principles of Peace, Strength, and a Good Mind and acts as a catalyst for systemic change rather than supplementing existing power structures (ex: education, healthcare, justice, child welfare, arts, etc.).
This framework has been presented at the 21st Annual Aboriginal/Indigenous Education Research Forum &
Giganawenaamaanig (MMIWG2S Implementation Committee) & the Indigenous Women’s Research Institute. Most recently the full framework has been implemented at York University.
One Dish Project offers Indigenous-led consultation, workshops, professional learning, and program development rooted in governance, community responsibility, land-based practice, and lived experience.
This work is grounded in current qualifications in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Kanyen’kéha and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies, alongside ongoing work in Indigenous education, governance, language revitalization, and community-based programming.
Services are available for schools, school boards, Indigenous organizations, youth groups, libraries, post-secondary institutions, agencies, and community programs seeking meaningful structural change rather than performative inclusion.
Services
Consultation through One Dish Project is grounded in The River as Teacher framework, an Indigenous-led approach rooted in governance, responsibility, relationship-building, and lived experience. Consultation work focuses on long-term structural support rather than performative inclusion, symbolic policy language, or checklist-based approaches to reconciliation.
This work is informed by direct experience in Indigenous education, land-based learning, Kanyen’kéha language revitalization, governance education, curriculum development, and community-based programming within both institutional and community settings. All consultation work is delivered in person whenever possible to maintain accountability, discussion, and relationship-building throughout the process.
Workshops
One Dish Project offers Indigenous-led workshops for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students, post-secondary institutions, libraries, community groups, and organizations seeking grounded, land-based educational experiences rooted in Haudenosaunee knowledge systems.
Workshops are guided through The River as Teacher framework and connected to seasonal cycles, ceremony, governance, food systems, and community responsibility. Sessions are designed to move beyond presentation-style learning by engaging participants directly through discussion, cultural practice, land-based activity, and experiential learning.
Programming can be adapted to age group, learning environment, seasonal relevance, and Ontario curriculum connections where required.
Resurgence Redefined.
Sewatokwà:tshera’ Theatre was established in Kenhte:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) to expand the already flourishing arts community on the territory.
This community program will allow Indigenous people to tell our stories on our own land while providing access to professional quality performing arts.
The inaugural production of Sewatokwà:tshera’ Theatre will be Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor.
June 10-13 and 17-20, 2026 at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Community Centre. Tickets are on sale now.
