PROJECT UPDATES: WIYOT FOOD BOXES

The Native Women’s Collective in partnership with the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Institute, the Wiyot tribes, Indigenous youth, and the McKinleyville Center, is starting a small pilot project of supplying traditional foods and medicines to the Wiyot Community free of charge. The project collaborates with Indigenous youth, the Wiyot community, and the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab partners, including Blue Lake Rancheria, the Wiyot Tribe, and Bear River Rancheria. The project focuses on distributing healthy and traditional food and medicines to the Wiyot community. The project supports local Indigenous Youth in gathering, processing, and preparing traditional foods into meal boxes to give to the Wiyot community. Boxes will also contain fresh produce from community producers. The project is funded by the Seventh Generation Fund, Native Cultures Fund, and the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance.

Since February 2023, the Wiyot Food Boxes Team has created and distributed 25 boxes to Wiyot Community and has worked over 700 hours!

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Box 1 included:

Pepperwood Steam

Salmon Jars

Traditional Foods Popcorn Seasoning

Ingredients

Herbal Teas & Coastal Mugwort

Seeds

Mixed Berry Jam

Native Chili Powder

Stickers, Recipe Cards, Infographic

Magnet, Nettle Recipe Video, Product https://tinyurl.c om/wfbreport1

Instructions and more!