Indigenous Futures Foundation, soon to become Jaway.
First Nations food sovereignty.
- Communities shaping their own food futures.
- Working towards infrastructure that serves generations.
- Local knowledge guiding what comes next.
- Building skills that stay.
- Developing enterprise that can sustain the work.
- Partnerships shaped by community priorities.
- Greater control over the systems that feed us.
We work towards the infrastructure, skills, knowledge and enterprise that give First Nations communities greater choices over how food is grown, sourced, prepared and shared.
- FamilyEstablished by the Tamou family.
- ExperienceFood support and hospitality training in Cherbourg.
- ProposalA permanent food sovereignty precinct for the Gold Coast region.Proposal in development
What we are working towards
More choices over the systems that feed us.
Our North Star is to help build lasting First Nations food capability, infrastructure and enterprise. Each community determines what that means for its own food future.
Food sovereignty asks practical questions
- Who makes the decisions?
- Who can access the land, kitchens, storage and transport?
- Who has the skills and resources to act?
Shaping how food is grown, sourced, stored, prepared, distributed and shared.
It includes practical capability and the authority to make decisions. It does not require every community to grow everything it eats.
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The work behind the vision
Practical work. A lasting purpose.
Our experience includes food support and hospitality training in Cherbourg. These experiences inform a wider ambition: connecting practical learning, infrastructure, knowledge and enterprise in ways that communities find useful.
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Food and practical learning
Current work and experience that inform the longer term mission.
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Knowledge and evidence
Testing what food sovereignty requires and what our approach could contribute.
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Concept illustration of a proposal. Not an existing site.
A proposed permanent precinct
Exploring a place where production, learning, culture and enterprise could work together.
Proposed precinct
Community authority
Communities shape their own food futures.
Communities bring knowledge, priorities and authority. Our role is to listen, agree where we can contribute and work within those decisions. Knowledge should flow both ways. Communities choose their partners and help determine how progress is understood.
Family stewardship
- The family holds the foundation.
- The foundation holds the mission.
- Communities hold their own self determination.
A family commitment across generations.
Indigenous Futures Foundation was established by the Tamou family. Our ambition is to steward an enduring foundation that serves First Nations food futures across generations.
Our purposePartnerships
Find where your contribution fits.
You may bring funding, practical knowledge, facilities or a useful connection. Start with a conversation about shared purpose and the contribution you have in mind.
- Funding
- Practical knowledge
- Facilities
- A useful connection
- 01Tell us what you can contribute.
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- 02Explore a shared priority.
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- 03Agree the scope with the people who hold authority.
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Supporters
Organisations that have backed the work
Grants, pro bono help and partnerships, from local councils to national foundations.
- Paul Ramsay Foundation
- Mercy Foundation
- NSW Government
- Aboriginal Affairs NSW
- FRRR, Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
- Northern Rivers Community Foundation
- Australian Communities Foundation
- SilverChef
- James N. Kirby Foundation
- AMP Foundation
- Shepherd Family Foundation
- The Funding Network
- Cages Foundation
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
- Aurukun Shire Council
- Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation
- FareShare
- Commonwealth Bank
- NAB
- KPMG
- Accenture
- Telstra
- MinterEllison
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- 10x10
- ElevenLabs
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. We also acknowledge grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, the Queensland Government and the NSW Government.