Wed, Mar 22
|In-Person Sessions
Food Is Medicine - Winter Series
This 6-part series is a hybrid model of how traditional foods feed the health of our bodies. Available in-person or via Zoom for Red Lake community members.
Time & Location
Mar 22, 2023, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
In-Person Sessions, Adaawe-wigamig Business Center, 23744 Hwy 1 East, Red Lake, MN
About the event
Available in-person or via Zoom for Red Lake community members.
SESSION ONE - February 15 / 1-3 PM
De-Colonizing Our Food with Linda Black Elk
The kick-off to the Food is Medicine series will discuss de-colonization of our food and the impact of food on our health and body.
SESSION TWO - February 24 / 1-3 PM
Waaboozwaaboo (rabbit stew) with Bruce Taylor
Learn how to snare a rabbit, clean and cook a rabbit and the nutrition benefi ts of rabbit for our bodies.
SESSION THREE - March 8 / 1-3 PM
Waabishkiskawe (white fi sh) with Brandon Neadeau & TBD
Learn how to smoke and bake white fi sh, as well as the nutritional value to our bodies.
SESSION FOUR - March 22 / 1-3 PM
Manoomin & Giingoo (wild rice & fi sh) with Kevin Hart, Jr.
Learn about harvesting and processing of wild rice, and how to cook wild rice in combination with fi sh as part of a healthy body diet.
SESSION FIVE - April 5 / 10-11:30 PM
Iskigamizigan (sugar bush) with David Manuel
Experience the (traditional & contemporary) gathering and processing of maple syrup/sugar and how this natural sugar product is healthier for our bodies.
SESSION SIX - April 19 / 1-3 PM
Mashkode bizhiki (buff alo) with Tharen Stillday & Cherilyn Spears
Learn the variety of uses for Buff alo and how our bodies are impacted by eating indigenous foods from our region.