In the world of diet culture conversations, a particular perspective has been underrepresented is the Indigenous viewpoint.
Joined today on the podcast is Deyowidron’t. A Haudenosaunee woman from Six Nations of the Grand River. Sharing her knowledgeable on the perspective of Indigenous foods and diet culture.
The conversation covers:
- The cultural importance of food for Indigenous communities
- Deyowidron’t 's backstory of the journey into the field of
dietetics - Explore the intersections of diet culture for traditional land owners and how it is so layered
- Unpack how Eurocentric diets have impacted Indigenous people and communities
- Understand how her community thrived during COVID when managing the unreliable food systems
- Review the relationship of water to food systems
- Deyowidron’t shares insights on providing traditional foods in healthcare facilities and larger systems and structures
- Lastly, she shares the importance of involving kids and getting them connected to the land to foster cultural preservation.
Connect with Deyowidron’t Teri Morrow, RD MA
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Instagram @ogwayadodogehsdoh_align
