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During March, we asked you to share what traditional foods you're eating during national nutrition month.
These are pacific lamprey, known locally as eels. They are a staple food during the time of late winter into the early spring when there are no salmon in the river yet. Lamprey have more healthy calories and omegas pound for pound than salmon, which is necessary after the long hard winters here on the north coast of California. We gather these by hooking them at the mouth of the Klamath River as they return to the river from the ocean. The eels are washed up on and near the shore by the waves allowing us to harvest. Further up the river you can set basket traps on high areas of the river to harvest the eels as they travel up the river.
During March, we asked you to share what traditional foods you're eating during national nutrition month.
Hi everyone, my name is Cheyenne Weatherby I am a sixteen year old girl from the Swinomish tribe. I believe that water is life. I drink a gallon of water every day and eat salmon and thank my ancestors for my meal. In the summer I go Berry gathering which I gotta say is a lot of fun. The time spent at the table with my family makes me the most happy girl in the world. My birthday is this month and all I want is to spend it by the water and eat traditional foods with my canoe family. My canoe family is the one who brought me to the conclusion that water is everything. We are made of water or traditional foods come from the sea. The food that I eat traditionally has been with my canoe family and friends. However I had to figure this tradition out on my own. Now I eat the foods of the coast Salish people as I am one of them and I am proud to be.,,, the fact of the matter is. That when you put something that feeds your body and relaxes you at the same time, you are feeding your spirit. You are feeding a beautiful body. You are feeding your life into the future. I look at our generation today and see the future of our people learning the lashoot seed language and sharing it to the generation after us. I believe that one day our fisherman will bring salmon for our Traditional first salmon dinner that the entire community goes to. I believe that the clam diggers and fishermen will bring back our sacred foods and lay them on the table and send them to the ancestor.
As a matter of fact I hope I get to be the one who sets the table for our ancestors to come eat with us.. I will continue to walk like I have. 300,000 ancestors walking behind me for I know that they are watching us, we are never alone. They watch what we eat.. They don't want us eating junk food like hot Cheetos. They want us healthy and eating corn and fish and squash. They want us to be able to live a long healthy life and to pass down the traditional foods to our children and their children. They wouldn't want us to be lazy and play video games that's what outside is for... Remember the ancestors are always watching. Walk like you have 300,000 ancestors walking behind you. Thank you!!
During the summer photo contest, we asked you to share how you connect with culture and show your Native pride. Check out all of the entries and #represent!
The Tachi Yokut youth is here in Malibu California at the Wishtoyo Chumash Village learning how to respect the Ocean and the earth, were sleeping in Huts. PS I'm the one in khaki shorts, long sleeve and the long black socks :)
During March, we asked you to share what traditional foods you're eating during national nutrition month
My name is Glorianna Jaramillo and I am from Isleta Pueblo. In my submission, I am promoting eating healthy, fresh grown food. My family grows our own vegetables during the summer, through this my family comes together to help plant our food strengthening our family..In my community we try and promote healthy eating through many ways, by farming, fun/run walks, and through cooking classes provided by some of our programs in our Pueblo. As Pueblo people we believe that eating from the earth, we are taking in the earth into our bodies to help nourish and help us grow as a community. We respect our Mother Earth by treating her as a flower, we put only healthy things into our earth so that she may grow and continue to provide for us. Many of the food we grow has an important role in our traditional values and culture. Throughout the year we strive our best to help keep our culture alive and healthy, we cherish every food that we are provided with.
We went on a hike and before we started walking we had to pray for the land. We had to give back with this tobacco and in return we could walk its trails without disturbing the nature. In my picture i'm holding tobacco and the background is nothing but beautiful growung plants.we must pray for our earth everyday, and thank her for letting us see what beauty she brings. That is one of the ways i protect this precious earth, is by praying!
