Webinar on March 24: Alaska Native Traditional Foods Movement Webinar

Traditional foods are an integral part of Alaska Native culture. The gathering, hunting, preserving, and eating of traditional foods is more than just a diet – it’s a way of life.

Traditional foods offer nutritious meals that provide physical and healing benefits. They also provide comfort and a sense of home. Therefore, it is important to keep these traditions alive in our communities. The 2014 Farm Bill initiated a movement in Alaska that acknowledges the importance of traditional foods in public facilities, such as in health care and long-term care settings. This movement brought people together statewide who are creating resources, recipes, menus, and donation programs for those in need.

This presentation provides a glimpse into the Alaska Native Traditional Foods Movement to empower attendees to create their own movement for their communities.

Learning objectives:

• Discuss best practices used to create Alaska Native traditional food programs
• Learn where to connect with like-minded groups and build relationships based on a deep-rooted belief that food is medicine
• Learn how to use traditional food resources, such as the National Resource Center for Alaska Native Elders, to create community-specific resources

Have questions for our presenters?

Let us know before the webinar by emailing ltssinfo@kauffmaninc.com.

Presenters

• Melissa Chlupach
  Assistant Professor
  Dietetics and Nutrition
  University of Alaska
  Anchorage
• Flora Deacon
  (Athabascan Tribe)
  Indigenous Chef Instructor
• Thomas Moore
  Assistant Professor
  Communications Specialist
  National Resource Center for Alaska Native Elders