Food
Tools for Healthy Tribes
Alternate Title
American Indian Healthy Eating Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The American Indian Healthy Eating Project in Partnership with Seven American Indian Tribes in North Carolina
Description
To provide assistance to improve access to healthy, affordable foods and develop a plan towards eating and living for community change.
The TOTS Community Intervention to Prevent Overweight in American Indian Toddlers Beginning at Birth: A Feasibility and Efficacy Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Njeri Karanja
Tam Lutz
Cheryl Ritenbaugh
Gerardo Maupome
Joshua Jones ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
Toward Food Security in Canada's North: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darren Gilmour
Isabelle Couture
Description
Summarizes discussions from series of roundtables held in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Ontario. Topics covered: nature of the problem, current strategies and programs, key lessons, and future directions.
Towards Improving Traditional Food Access for Urban Indigenous People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robyn Ermine
Rachel Engler-Stringer
Patricia Farnese
Glenda Abbott
Description
Looks at legal context of regulating access to hunting, fishing and trapping and barriers to acquiring country foods and makes recommendations for improving traditional food practices at the community, provincial or regional, and federal levels.
Trace Metals in Wild Rice Sold in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerome O. Nriagu
Tser-Sheng Lin
Science of The Total Environment, vol. 172, no. 2-3, November 30, 1995, pp. 223-228
Description
Study found moderately elevated levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic due to pollution of the habitat.
Tracking Sources of Clostridium Botulinum Type E Contamination in Seal Meat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Leclair
Jeffrey M. Farber
Franco Pagotto
Sandy Suppa
Bill Doidge
John W. Austin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1380994
Description
Looks at meat handling practices in the communities of Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq and Tasiujaq.
Traditional Aboriginal Diets and Health
Alternate Title
Factsheet Series. Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynda Earle
Description
Examines consumption patterns in Aboriginal communities and the benefits and challenges of supporting traditional diets.
Updated version.
Traditional and Market Food Access in Arctic Canada is Affected by Economic Factors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Lambden
Olivier Receveur
Joan Marshall
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 331-340
Description
Study evaluated the access available to Indigenous women in 44 communities across Arctic Canada.
Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America: the Contributions of Wildlife Diversity to the Subsistence and Nutrition of Indigenous Cultures
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Murray M. Humphries
Description
Web publication describes and references published literature. Presents data for 527 species, drawing from over 490 ethnographic sources, and additional 91 unique sources reporting nutritional information, and 357 sources containing basic biological information.
Traditional Coast Salish Foods
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Washington Office of Public Instruction]
Description
List of approximately 300 food sources divided by shellfish and marine life, fish and reptiles, mammals, birds, and plants. Information gathered 2003 survey of 130 archaeological sites, ethnographic accounts and Coast Salish Elders, hunters, fisherman and gatherers.
Traditional Diet Leaves Film-Maker With a Bounce in His Step
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ashawasegai
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 20
Description
Describes the weight loss of an obese man when he ate like his ancestors for over a year.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom of Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Marianne Boelscher Ignace
Ronald Ignace
Ecological Applications, vol. 10, no. 5, October 2000, pp. 1275-1287
Description
Discusses characteristics and application of the knowledge using three groups as examples and presents a case study of the yellow avalanche lily and balsamroot.
Traditional Food and Monetary Access to Market-Food: Correlates of Food Insecurity Among Inuit Preschoolers
Alternate Title
Food Insecurity in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace M. Egeland
Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory
Louise Johnson-Down
Isaac Sobol
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 373-383
Description
Uses data from the Nunanvut Child Health Survey to assess household and nutritional characteristics, as well as reliance on traditional foods.
Traditional Food Attributes Must be Included in Studies of Food Security in the Canadian Arctic
Alternate Title
Traditional Food Attributes and Studies of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Lambden
Olivier Receveur
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 4, September 2007, pp. 308-319
Description
Found that traditional food is regarded as natural and fresh, tasty, healthy and nutritious, inexpensive, and socially and culturally beneficial.
Traditional Food Consumption Behaviour and Concern With Environmental Contaminants Among Cree Schoolchildren of the Mushkegowuk Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tina Hlimi
Kelly Skinner
Rhona M. Hanning
Ian D. Martin
Leonard J.S. Tsuji
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17344
Description
Survey of 262 schoolchildren from grades 6-12 indicated that traditional food consumption levels varied between communities and was related to contaminant concerns.
Traditional Food Consumption is Associated With Higher Nutrient Intakes in Inuit Children Attending Childcare Centres in Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doris Gagné
Rosanne Blanchet
Julie Lauziére
Émilie Vaissiére
Carole Vézina
Pierre Ayotte
Serge Déry
Huguette Turgeon O'Brien
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18401
Description
Results indicate that traditional food (TF) intake has a disproportionate positive impact on the overall nutritional total.
Traditional Food Upskilling as a Pathway to Urban Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaime Cidro
Tabitha Martens
Description
Discusses project where the North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) through the North End Food Security Network (NEFSN) and Indian and Metis Friendship Centre(IMFC) partnered to develop a series of traditional food preparation, cultivation and procurement workshops.
Traditional Foods and 25(OH)D Concentrations in a Subarctic First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sudaba Mansuri
Alaa Badawi
Sheena Kayaniyil
David E. Cole
Stewart B. Harris ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31956
Description
Results of a study suggest that the consumption of traditional food, especially wild fish, contributes to better vitamin D levels.
Traditional Foods and Indigenous Recipes in B.C.'s Public Institutions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Queenswood Consulting Group
Description
Looks at barriers and facilitators to serving traditional foods with a focus on the health care system and post-secondary institutions, and current programs and initiatives. Qualitative study based on interviews with 60 individuals.
Traditional Foods and Physical Activity Patterns and Associations with Cultural Factors in a Diverse Alaska Native Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana G. Redwood
Elizabeth D. Ferucci
Mary C. Schumacher
Jennifer S. Johnson
Anne P. Lanier
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 335-348
Description
Argues that efforts to promote and sustain traditional foods in Alaska Native populations will lead to improved health outcomes.
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium of Stories From the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movement in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Part I
Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
National Indian Health Board
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Description
Looks at traditional foods programs in six culturally and geographically diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Includes a recipe section.
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium of Traditional Foods Stories from American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Part III
Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Description
Looks at nine programs with innovative approaches to promoting traditional foods and the promising practices which were developed.
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium of Traditional Foods Stories from American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Part IV
Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Description
Presents nine stories with the central theme of reclaiming and preserving ancestral homelands to support and strengthen Native American foodways.
Traditional Foodways in Two Contemporary Northern First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.A. Robidoux
M. Batal
P. ImbeauIt
T. Seabert
J.M. Blais
S. Pal
E.M. Krümmel
F. Haman
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 59-77
Description
Results of a study on the socio-cultural, environmental, and lifestyle changes associated with harvesting, preparation and consumption of food by Aboriginal peoples.
Traditional Knowledge Overview For the Athabasca River Watershed: Contributed to the Athabasca Watershed Council State of the Watershed Phase 1 Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Parlee
Description
Part of Phase 1 information study on sources of knowledge for the State of the Watershed Report. This report should not be considered a comprehensive overview of documented Traditional Knowledge.
Traditional Methods of Canning and Preserving: Recipes and Tips from Alberta's First Nations People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Community Nutrition and Community Health Representative (CHR)
Alberta Regional Office of Health Canada
First Nations and Inuit Health
Description
Includes information and recipes for smoking and drying, salt-curing, canning and freezing.
Traditional Native American Foods: Stories From Northern Plains Elders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Colby
Leander R. McDonald
Greg Adkison
Journal of Ecological Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 1, 2012, pp. 65-73
Description
Discusses five themes that were identified from the interviews: hunger, sharing, gathering, medicine and religion.
Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian: Unit Plan for Secondary Sciences, Social Studies, and Applied Skills
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Thompson
Description
Recommended for: Science Grades 9-12; Resource Science (forests) Grades 11 and 12; Science and Technology Grade 11; Social Studies Grades 11-12; and Home Economics Grades 11-12.
A Traditional Sami Diet Score as a Determinant of Mortality in a General Northern Swedish Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Maria Nilsson
Anna Winkvist
Magritt Brustad
Jan-Hakan Jansson
Ingegerd Johansson ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18537
Description
Study attempt to find relationship between diet and mortality but findings were inconclusive. More study is recommended.
Traditional Use
Alternate Title
People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Chuck Arnold
Description
Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the Dene and Inuit people.
Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.
Translational Research to Reduce Trans-Fat Intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit Communities: A Success Story?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Émilie Counil
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Valérie Blouin
Minnie Grey
Eli Angiyou
Takralik Kauki
Éric Dewailly
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18833
Description
Study suggests that solutions are complex and involve a wide range of factors including socio-economic, environmental and even political.