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Traditional Food Systems Research with Canadian Indigenous Peoples

This article offers an overview of a successful research and education intervention program with one British Columbia community demonstrated that increasing traditional food use can improve health status for vitamin A, iron and folic acid. It is concluded that traditional food systems are rich with potential for research and public

Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Handbook

The document is a Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Handbook, an extensive and practical guide to family foods and nutrition using native foods.

The Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program for Health revisited

The Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program was conducted in the mid-1980s, with changes in food use and nutrition status determined through measurements taken before and after the interventions. This was the first programme of its kind in First Nations communities, and led to many similar initiatives in Canada. More than 350 activities were developed with input from community elders and leaders, and attracted thousands of individual participations from the population of about 500 on-reserve Nuxalk.

The Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program, coastal British Columbia, Canada: 1981-2006

The Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program, originating in 1980, was a collaborative effort to document past and contemporary Nuxalk diet, assess nutritional values of traditional food, determine overall health status, and promote healthy traditional food.

Salish Country Cookbook: Traditional Foods and Medicines from the Pacific Northwest

Salish Country Cookbook is a celebration of Salish knowledge with ancient roots in the land and the sea.

Indian Spaghetti: Clover Root Gathering and Preparation

This article, written in 1979, offers accounts of traditional food systems of the Nuxalk people, including information on clover root, duck hunting, trapping, and food storage.

The Legacy of the Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program for the Food Security, Health, and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia

This paper summarizes the Nuxalk Program and its results as well as many other excellent food and nutrition programs developed in British Columbia since then.

Haida Gwaii, Nuxalk grow more food secure

Haida Gwaii and Nuxalk Nation will have greater access to nutritious food through grants to local food-security projects.

Nuxalk Smayusta: Preserving our way of life

This article highlights the Nuxalk Nation's resilience in preserving their cultural identity, sustainable practices, and traditional food systems amidst the historic injustices of colonization and resource dispossession, emphasizing the need for respect and recognition of Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship.

Haida Gwaii, Nuxalk grow more food secure

This article discusses provincial funding aimed at enhancing food security in Haida Gwaii and the Nuxalk Nation through local initiatives.

Centre for Indigenous Peoples Nutrition and Environment: Global Health Case Study - Nuxalk Nation, Bella Coola.

The purpose of this study was to assess the availability and use of traditional foods among the Nuxalk Nation.