61. Indigenous Foods and Diet Culture with Deyowidron’t

20/03/2024 58 min

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Episode Synopsis

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
Website
Instagram @ogwayadodogehsdoh_align

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