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Siletz Indigenous Foods are important...
for our health!
for the land!
Elk, venison, salmon, and wild greens have more nutrition and are
higher quality than beef, chicken, pork, and spinach. Our bodies have
cravings when we are not getting enough nutrition. Spinach is called a
“super food”, but nettles still have more nutritional value.
Natural land supports many types of plants and animals living in balance.
Whereas, Modern agriculture forces the land to produce only one type of
plant or animal. Today, native plants are replaced by foreign plants and
agriculture degrades our soil and water.
Spinach
vs.
Nettles
23
Calories
65
0.4g
Fat
0.7g
2.9g
Protein
5.5g
99mg
Calcium 481mg
for the climate!
for our survival!
Most of the foods we eat today come from hundreds, sometimes
thousands of miles away. Which means our access to food is
dependent oil; dependent on foreign countries and labor; and
dependent on chemical treatment and synthetic fertilizers.
Our indigenous foods survive floods,
droughts and fire. Agriculture foods are
weaker and depend on humans to care for
and protect them. Today our population
is dependent on agriculture. We value the
foods and knowledge of our ancestors
because their way of life has been tested
for thousands of years.
Our ancestors lived
within walking distance
of their food. Today...
Where does your food come from?
Backyard or Shipyard?
for our culture!
We practice our food culture everyday...and foreign and packaged
foods dominate our culture. Traditional foods are endangered and
we must practice our food culture if we are to protect our food
and ensure the health of our people.
Western Oregon used to be full
of edible wild plants, elk and deer.
Today, it is rare to see elk or deer
in the valley and native plants are
replaced by foreign plants.
for our future!
The Siletz Healthy Traditions project seeks to improve the health of Siletz
Tribal members through educational activities which promote the use of
traditional foods through hunting, gathering, gardening, cooking, food
preservation and protecting our natural resources.
For more information, see our Facebook page or contact Healthy Traditions
at 541-444-9627 or sharlar@ctsi.nsn.us
for quality of life!
Our ancestors lived happy and healthy in our traditional ways. Today
we are happy and healthy when we continue these ways of life.
November 2013
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