Description:
In this episode, podcast host Deanna “DeDe” Drift and co-host Mickey Foley explore the concept of food sovereignty with Dani Pieratos, a farmer of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, and Sasha Houston-Brown, Senior Communications and Advocacy Consultant with the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. By rediscovering traditional indigenous foods and methods of growing, gathering, or hunting food, we can improve our health and reconnect with our cultural roots. Episode guests and host Deanna Drift discuss how their food sovereignty practices have helped them and their communities physically, economically, and spiritually.

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Show Notes:
In this episode the guests reference the following resources:
- Northland Food Network

- Dream of Wild Health

- Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)

- Center for Prevention, Blue Cross Blue Shield MN

- NDN Collective

- Minnesota Department of Health

Musicians:
You can find more from the musicians who contributed to this episode here:
- Wade Fernandez – https://wadefernandezmusic.com/

- Reuben Kitto Stately (Kitto) – https://linktr.ee/yungkitto

- Corey Medina (Corey Medina & Brothers Band) – http://coreymedina.com/index.html

Content warning:

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Thank you:

Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. Kalen Keir did the sound design for this season, and Sadie Luetmer provided additional producing.