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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.
More About This Resource Nuxalk Food and Nutrition HandbookWaasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig: Traditional Food Guide and Supporting Resources
Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig offerswholistic primary care and preventative services combining traditional and contemporary approaches to health and healing. Complementary programs include a residential healing program and hostel accommodation for people accessing hospital services in Kenora.
More About This Resource Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig: Traditional Food Guide and Supporting ResourcesTraditional Nuu-Chah-Nulth Food Harvesting and Preparation
This teaching resource offers information on the Nuu-Chah-Nulth food system.
More About This Resource Traditional Nuu-Chah-Nulth Food Harvesting and PreparationNuu-Chah-Nulth Seasonal Round
This seasonal roung offers information on the Nuu-Chah-Nulth food system.
More About This Resource Nuu-Chah-Nulth Seasonal RoundPlants, Places, and the Storied Landscape: Looking at First Nations Perspectives on Plants and Land
This paper explores the dynamic relationships between plants, landscapes, and Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, highlighting how plant use, place names, oral histories, and cultural practices reflect historical and contemporary land stewardship.
More About This Resource Plants, Places, and the Storied Landscape: Looking at First Nations Perspectives on Plants and LandHealthy Food Guidelines For First Nations Communities
These guidelines are intended to support community members in educating each other about better food and drink choices to offer in schools, meetings, homes, cultural and recreational events, and in restaurants. There is information presented for various types of community members, from general background information on the issues facing communities to specific handouts that can assist individuals in choosing better snacks for lunches.
More About This Resource Healthy Food Guidelines For First Nations CommunitiesIndigenous Womens Heart Health: Lessons from Gatherings with Elders and Knowledge Holders
This resource examines the disproportionately high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Indigenous peoples in Canada, particularly Indigenous women, due to social, economic, environmental, and cultural factors.
More About This Resource Indigenous Womens Heart Health: Lessons from Gatherings with Elders and Knowledge HoldersInterior Health: Indigenous Health & Wellness Strategy
The Indigenous Health & Wellness Strategy 2022-2026 by Interior Health (IH) aims to improve health outcomes and equity for Indigenous Peoples in the B.C. Interior. The strategy is built on four focus areas: Commitment to Cultural Safety and Humility, Strengthening Partnerships and Shared Decision Making, Health Equity through Shared Accountability, and Person, Family, and Community Wellness.
More About This Resource Interior Health: Indigenous Health & Wellness StrategyOcean and Way of Life Map
This resource is a detailed map of Haida Gwaii.
More About This Resource Ocean and Way of Life MapImplementation of the Learning Circle: Local Food to School Initiative in the Island Communities of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada—a Descriptive Case Study
Learning Circle: Local School to Food initiative brought together interested community members of Haida Gwaii to plan and implement activities aimed at enhancing access to local, healthy, and traditional foods for school communities.
More About This Resource Implementation of the Learning Circle: Local Food to School Initiative in the Island Communities of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada—a Descriptive Case StudyGitxsan Phrase Book for Healthcare Providers
This phrase book highlights many health and wellness terms in the Gitxsan language. It covers topics such as greetings, body parts, pain scale and other health phrases.
More About This Resource Gitxsan Phrase Book for Healthcare ProvidersHealth, Wholeness, and the Land: Gitksan Traditional Plant Use and Healing
This paper explores the Gitksan people's traditional plant uses for food and medicine, their cultural concepts of wellness, and the interplay between Indigenous knowledge and Western science.
More About This Resource Health, Wholeness, and the Land: Gitksan Traditional Plant Use and Healing