2018 Native nutrition conference - Seeds of Native Health

2018 Native nutrition conference - Seeds of Native Health

Native American Nutrition Conference

October 2–5, 2018 Mystic Lake Center Prior Lake, MN

The Conference on Native American Nutrition provides an opportunity to learn about and discuss Native nutrition and food science. This year’s topics look at nutrition across the lifecycle, education across generations and Indigenous communities, agriculture, and historical trauma.

A series of optional half-day workshops range from a youth garden tour to healthy traditional food prep with a Sioux chef.

This conference is one of many efforts by tribal communities in Minnesota to revitalize traditional foods. These efforts aim to reverse the high rates of Native diabetes and obesity by promoting healthy indigenous foods, food sovereignty, and healthy living initiatives.