S2 Ep. 43 Exploring Indigenous Food Taxes to Enhance Navajo Nation Food Security with Sean Etsitty and Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan

"Before that, I was more so involved in exercise in health and wellness, but I realized there's medicine in that connection to people and really talking to people and seeing where they're at and what they need and what resources they need. And I thought, that's such a missing avenue within a lot of Tribal nations. You know, a lot of people go into nations and think, "We can fix this. We know what they need," instead of asking, "What do the people need?" In this episode, Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan is in conversation with Sean Etsitty, who orients us to better understand the food taxes in the Navajo Nation. They discuss the power of listening and supporting communities in their path to health, while reminding us of the history of land and public health. This episode references the article titled "Implementation of Indigenous Food Tax Policies in Stores on Navajo Nation" by Etsitty O. Sean, BA, Brianna John, BS, Alex Greenfeld, MS, Robert Alsburg, BS, Malyssa Egge, MS, Sharon Sandman, BA, Carmen George, MS, Cameron Curley, BS, Caleigh Curley, MPH, Hendrik D. de Heer, PhD, Gloria Begay, MEd, Shirleen Jumbo-Rintila, BS, Martin E. Ashley, BSBA, Del Yazzie, MPH, Ramona Antone-Nez, MPH, Sonya Sunhi Shin, MD, and Carolyn Bancroft, PhD. This article joins others in HPP's HPP’s 5th Annual Native and Indigenous Voices Collection and Exploring Native/Indigenous Voice in HPP Spotify playlist.