Episode 30 - Part 3, Decolonization of Our Diets and Reclaiming Traditional Foods, with Dr. Kevin wâsakâyâsiw Lewis

Episode 30 - Part 3, Decolonization of Our Diets and Reclaiming Traditional Foods,  with Dr. Kevin wâsakâyâsiw Lewis WHAT Food sovereignty traces back to our original teachings, to learn about the connection between the land and our food supply and connection to community through traditional foods. Decolonizing our diet means incorporating traditional foods to preserve and nurture our mind, body and spirit and eliminate diseases that have long impacted Indigenous peoples. WHO Kevin wâsakâyâsiw Lewis - Dr. Kevin wâsakâyâsiw Lewis is a Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) instructor, researcher and writer from Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory. Dr. Lewis has worked with higher learning institutions within the Prairie Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in the areas of Cree Language Development and Instructional methodologies. His research interests include language and policy development, second language teaching methodologies, teacher education programming, and environmental education. For the past 15 years, Dr. Lewis has been working with community schools in promoting land and language-based education and is the founder of kâniyâsihk Culture Camps, a non-profit organization focused on holistic community well-being and co-developer of Land-Based Cree Immersion School kâ-nêyâsihk mîkiwâhpa. MUSIC Song: Flowing Energy Composer: Keys Of Moon Website: https://www.youtube.com/c/keysofmoonmusic License: Creative Commons (BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/3.0/ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com