Sidney U. Fellows (Shoshone-Bannock, Chippewa-Cree) works with tribes throughout the US Northwest and Northern Plains to implement chemical-free land management practices that support their culturally relevant food production across their respective ancestral territories. This is done by providing technical assistance, education and outreach, and community building with different tribal individuals and communities, as well as non-Native partners. She works closely with those invested in the health of wild/native ecosystems that support cultural food sources, as well as those who, (instead of harvesting from stewarded native ecosystems), utilize Indigenous agricultural techniques to grow food.
She was raised on and around the Fort Hall Indian Reservation by her Chippewa-Cree grandmother, mother, father, and extended family. Her current work is primarily rooted in her community and ancestral homelands of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Through academic, professional, and personal experiences, she studies and participates in Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives that incorporate her ever-growing knowledge of ethnobotany, organic farming, culture, and environmental justice. She is grateful to be a part of the multi-generational work of reclaiming and restoring foodways that provide not only physical nourishment, but also cultural practices, medicine, and affirmation of tribal identity.
