WATCH Traditional Foods Resource Guide
Onieda Traditional & Healthy Foods for Out Community Cookbook This project was designed to address the nutritional health issues on the Oneida Reservation by increasing consumption of local fruits and vegetables by the Oneida community members while also increasing the number of meals prepared at home https://www.firstnations.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/11/Oneida-FDIPR-cookbook.pdf Sean Sherman’s 10 Essential Native American Recipes https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/dining/native-americanrecipes-sioux-chef.html Healthy Traditions: Recipes of Our Ancestors This cookbook is a documentation of some of the foods traditionally prepared and eaten by some of the tribes of Native Americans. https://www.nrcnaa.org/pdf/cookbook.pdf Second edition of Traditional Food Guide The guide contains nutritional information and preparation tips for wild Alaskan meats, fish, seafood, and plants that are part of our Alaska Native cultures across the state. https://www.anthc.org/news/second-edition-of-traditional-foodguide-supports-modern-health/
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Native Harvest The purpose is to continue, revive, and protect native seeds, heritage crops, naturally grown fruits, animals, wild plants, traditions, and knowledge of indigenous and land with the intent of maintaining and continuing culture and resisting the global, industrialized food system that can corrupt health, freedom, and culture through inappropriate food production and genetic engineering https://nativeharvest.com/pages/recipes Turtle Island Tales – Recipes for Healthy Living Turtle Island is based on two multi-site scientific studies of home-based materials promoting family wellness for American Indian families with young children. It is also based on the seven grandfather teachings and the wisdom of their many grandmother advisers. It offers recipes, games, and home-based kits with 12 separate wellness lessons. https://turtleislandtales.org/recipes
Native Diabetes Wellness Program Support traditional, sustainable, evaluable ecological approaches to type 2 diabetes prevention, focusing on local efforts to reclaim traditional foods and physical activity. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndwp/traditional-foods/ Sean Sherman Food Presentation Sean Sherman, “The Sioux Chef”, presents information on pre-colonial foods and reconnecting with indigenous foods and cooking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loRoy608LWA&t=37s Last Updated: 6/15/2022 2
Food environments: Where people meet the food system Provides information on issues of importance to the field of international nutrition, bringing together contributions from actors around the globe https://www.unscn.org/uploads/web/news/UNSCN-Nutrition44WEB-21aug.pdf
Onieda White Corn The storage and nutritional information of Oneida white corn. https://oneida-nsn.gov/resources/wellness/oneida-white-corn/ Reclaiming Identity Withing the Onieda Nation Project to revitalize the production of white corn and traditional foods for the benefit of health and community. This document details the traditional and modern practices of white corn production as well as sharing the creation story. https://ipminstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/OneidaCorn-Stalks-Project-v3.pdf IPM Institute of North America Access to Reclaiming Identity Within the Oneida Nation: Ohe Laku Among the Corn Stalks Project. https://ipminstitute.org/publications/oneida-white-corn/
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Alexis Nikole Nelson: “Black Forager” Interview with Alexis Nikole Nelson, a online influencer who helps Native Americans reconnect with their indigenous history and the ways people used to eat off the land in a sustainable way. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/09/09/17383880 1/meet-alexis-nikole-nelson-the-wildly-popular-black-forager Native Food Sovereignty Group Online group intended for people interested in researching and sharing data related to Native Food Sovereignty. Currently, the group contains three data sets including National Land Cover Database for American Indian Lands, Native Food Sovereignty Index: key data, and the USDA Census for Agriculture for American Indian Reservations. https://data.nativeland.info/group/native-food-sovereignty-group Good Food Access Indicator Data to assess General Access and Quality of Food on US Native Land https://nativeland.info/blog/dashboard/good-food-accessindicator/#:~:text=The%20Good%20Food%20Access%20Indicato r,food%2Dsystems%20on%20reservations%20(see Mazopiya – A Natural Food Market A natural food market offering natural, organic and local foods and products, with a focus on Native American vendors. https://www.mazopiya.com/recipe
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