Traditional Foods in LTSS
Traditional Foods in LTSS
Traditional foods provide many benefits to elders beyond nutrition – comfort, opportunities to be included in the community, cultural engagement, providing a sense of home, and reaffirming identity in times of changes in mobility, memory, or health status.
Traditional Foods Resources
This page lists webinars, articles, and other resources on traditional foods. Check back regularly for new resources as they are developed.
Report
Learn about initiatives to include traditional foods in LTSS. The report, Tribal Nursing Home Best Practices – Traditional Foods (PDF) (1.64 MB, 12 pp), pulls examples from tribal nursing homes, such as Utuqqanaat Inaat and the Archie Hendricks Sr. Skilled Nursing Facility.
Webinars and Videos
The traditional foods webinars and videos provide information on a range of topics. They include, for example, interviews with health coaches and presentations by Indigenous chefs.
Intergenerational Transmission of Traditional Practices and Foodways
This presentation highlights a cultural camp in Interior Alaska where emerging elders learn traditional activities to then share with their families and communities.
Nourishment from the Land, Plants, and Foods
This presentation shares Indigenous-based knowledge about planting food and includes stories promoting the cultural value of corn, beans, and squash.
Traditional Food Practices for Native American Elder Care
During this six-minute video, certified holistic health coach and nutrition consultant Donell Barlow (Ottawa/Yurok) discusses the use of traditional foods to prevent illness in Native American communities and encourages attendees to incorporate traditional foods into their LTSS programs.
Alaska Native Traditional Foods Movement
This presentation provides insight into the Alaska Native Traditional Foods Movement and information that empowers people to create a movement for their own communities.
Reclaiming Indigenous Food Relationships: Improving Health with Culture
This webinar outlines prevention strategies rooted in customs and cultural traditions that are promising practices for elevating the health of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. Learn to use the Reclaiming Indigenous Food Relationships framework and apply a Culture is Prevention model.
Traditional Foods for Tribal Elders
Incorporating traditional foods into your tribal nursing home’s menu or your senior citizen food program can fuel elders’ bodies and spirits. Traditional foods like salmon, wild rice, wild roots, and venison are nutritious and connect elders to their tribal culture. Learn more at the American Indian / Alaska Native Outreach & Education Center.
Tribal Nursing Homes: Traditional Foods, Traditional Lives
This webinar explores how traditional foods can improve the lives of elders in tribal nursing homes. It features a tribal nursing home collaborative and its work preparing and serving traditional foods.
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