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MA’O Organic Farm: Food for the Rest of Us

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LENGTH: 7:38 min  

PRODUCER: Copper Quartz Media Inc.

AUDIENCE LEVEL: 9-12, Post Secondary, Adult

COPYRIGHT: 2021

ONTARIO CURRICULUM: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies


DETAILS: MA’O Organic Farm is an Indigenous-owned farm campus on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i where much of the Island is controlled by the US military, mono-crop plantations and resorts. Farm founder, Kukui Maunakea, talks about the farm's mission to grow organic, sustainable produce while empowering local indigenous youth in the impoverished community of Waianae through the farm’s internship program.


TAGS:

  • Agriculture
  • Community development
  • Farms
  • Indigenous peoples - Hawaii
  • Organic farming
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Youth

AWARDS:

Selected for Hot Docs Changing the World Series

Official Selection - American Indian Film Festival

Asian American Film Festival

Available Light Film Festival

DOXA Film Festival

Transitions Film Festival

Skabmagovat Indigenous Film Festival


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Expectations/Outcomes:

Grade/Subject Course/Section Strand Expectations
Grade 12 / First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies NDW4M Contemporary Indigenous Issues and Perspectives in a Global Context NDW4M B. Indigenous Peoples and PerspectivesB2. Connections to the Land