Greater Victoria Cultural Food Community Map

Maya Watson, Sarah Mastromonaco, Kaedin Konowalchuk, & Chris Rusin in Collaboration with Iyé Creative

We acknowledge, respect, and thank the Lekwungen, Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples - past, present, and future - for their stewardship, care, and relationship to this land where we live, play, eat, grow, and connect with one another. 

Who we are

Why are cultural foods so important?

The Gap in Cultural Food


Community-based Research Results

Where are people accessing culturally important foods? What are the barriers?

Locations of stores (red) and restaurants (orange) that provide access to cultural foods in Greater Victoria; complied by community responses.

What foods are culturally important to you that are difficult to find here?

Cultural Food Stories from the Community


Concluding Thoughts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Next Steps

To overcome accessibility barriers and address the gap we have discovered, more resources must go towards the local production of culturally appropriate foods, as well as to having cultural food events to share knowledge, discuss solutions for this gap, and build community.

We hope these findings help guide Iyé Creative in allocating resources for the local production and distribution of cultural food and aid in generating communal abundance for all.