Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier

Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Philippe. 2017. Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier.
Year Published: 
2017
Organization: 
NGO
Description: 

Centuries ago, Native American and First Nation tribes ranged far and wide across the continent, hunting animals such as bison, deer, buffalo, fish, and gathering crops like sweet potatoes and maize. But as Native American reservations continue to shrink, and urban development grows larger and more intrusive, these old lifestyles have long since given way to less healthy diets: a symptom of the crushing poverty that still permeates the life of many rural Native American communities.

Category: 
climate change, seasonal migration, food production, food justice, social justice, climate justice, human health, noncommunicable diseases, local, sustainable, diet, nutrition, education, access

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