Day 1: September 10, 2023
2023 Conference VideosHonor Guard: Shakopee American Indian Veterans, Prior Lake, MN
Drum Group: Little Earth Singers, Minneapolis, MN
Prayer: Margo Prescott
Opening Remarks
Brian Buhr, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN
Opening Remarks
Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, PhD (Choctaw), Professor of Medicine and Rural Health and Director, Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, Conference Co-Chair
Dene Ch’anié (‘the path we walk’): Visions for Planetary Healing
Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH (Deninu K’ue First Nation), Associate Professor and Director, Indigenous Planetary Health, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
The Significance of Culture for Well-Being: Evidence from Community and Scientific Perspectives
Melissa L. Walls, PhD (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nations Anishinaabe), Associate Professor, Dept of International Health and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, Duluth, MN
Defining and Conceptualizing Nourishment through Indigenous Worldviews
Tara Maudrie, MSPH (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Snapping Turtle Clan), PhD Student, Social and Behavioral Interventions, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sault Ste Marie, MI
Elder Perspectives
Beverly Stabber Warne, RN, MSN (Oglala Lakota), South Dakota State University College of Nursing, Rapid City, SD
Day 2: September 11, 2023
2023 Conference VideosOklahoma State University Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Panel
Moderator: Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan (Choctaw)
Panelists:
- LaVerne Demientieff, LMSW, PhD (Deg Xit'an)
- Jann Hayman, EdD (Osage)
- Jacqueline Putnam (Choctaw)
- Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit)
E Mā‘ona ka Honua: Edupreneurial ‘Auwai as Systemic Intervention for Community Wellness
Matthew Kekoa Lau, PhD (Kānaka Maoli), MA’O Organic Farms, Wai’anae, HI and Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledge and Practice, University of Hawai’i West O’ahu, Kapolei, HI
North American Urban Indigenous Food Systems Panel
Moderator: Hannah Tait Neufeld, PhD
Panelists:
- Dave Skene (Métis Nation of Ontario)
- Clifton Bruno (Wasco from the Columbia River)
- Christine Bruno (Basque, Comanche, Irish)
- Sara Moncada, MA (Yaqui)
SNAP-Ed Supporting Decolonized Indigenous Nutrition Education in Colorado
Panel Moderator: Kelli Wilson Begay, MS, MBA, RDN (Kickapoo, Seminole, Mvskoke Creek)
Panelists:
- Shannon Francis (Dineh and Hopi)
- Devon G. Peña (Chicano)
How We Got Here: Stories of Professional Journeys Across Indian Country
Moderator: Cassandra Nguyen, PhD
Panelists:
- Kelli Wilson Begay, MS, MBA, RDN (Kickapoo, Seminole, Mvskoke Creek)
- LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff, PhD, LMSW (Deg Xit'an)
- Teresa Jackson, MS, RDN, LD (Fort Mojave, Seminole, Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Yuma)
- Tara Maudrie, MSPH (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Snapping Turtle Clan)
Indigenous Youth Nutrition: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food Justice Leaders Panel
Moderator: Maria Givens (Coeur d'Alene)
Panelists:
- Rose Fraser (Oglala Lakota)
- Nick Hernandez, MS (Oceti Sakowin, Oglala Lakota Band)
- Mary LaGarde (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
- Neely M. Snyder (St. Croix Ojibwe)
Remembering What We Always Knew: An Indigenous Diabetes Prevention Model
J Blue (White Earth Nation)*, C Ladd (Menominee Nation of Wisconsin), K Welshons
Individual and Community Traditions Shape Cooking Matters® Recipe Adaptations
E Biehl*, D Earnesty, H Swartz, B Sieloff, C Watson, K Hansen, T LaFave, M Taylor, H Hollenbeck, E Leffler
SNAP-Ed Overview and Opportunities
A Branham (Cherokee)* and D Pendleton,* US Dept of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Alexandria, VA
Piko to Piko - Growing Kalo on the Continent
NK Ellison (Native Hawaiian),* L Ka' ula (Native Hawaiian),* MA Tam-Hoy Barhoum (Native Hawaiian),* J Cruz (Native Hawaiian), D Ching (Native Hawaiian), M Suzuki (Native Hawaiian), K Wong (Native Hawaiian), S Park, L Wilmes (Otoe-Missouria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Native Hawaiian), N Mengel, N Dutro (Native Hawaiian), C Nichols, AM Jackson
The Fond du Lac Ojibwe School’s Path to Incorporating and Connecting Fresh, Locally Sourced and Culturally Relevant Foods in the School Cafeteria
M Fonoti,* M Hamski,* E Resendiz Alonso
Family Spirit Nurture: An Indigenous Solution for Promoting Healthy Infant and Family Nutrition
A Harris (Diné)* and S Vanegas,* Johns Hopkins U Center for Indigenous Health, Baltimore, MD
Culturally Responsive Approaches to Evaluation of Cultural Transmission in Indigenous Communities
A Jauregui-Dusseau (Diné)* and J Presley (Osage, Diné),* The Center for Community Engaged Evaluation at the U of AR for Medical Sciences - Office of Community Health and Research
Incorporating Traditional Indigenous Foods into the School Meal Programs
NB Katz* and B Showell,* US Dept of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Programs, Alexandria, VA
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Inform Policy Regarding Urban Native American Health and Nutrition
T McClure (Séliš),* K Gilchrist,* C Smith (Piikani/Sicangu Lakota), B Brown, C Goes-Ahead Lopez (Apsaalooke), S Black, A Manuel
AmpleHarvest.org in Indian Country: Enabling Native American Gardeners to Donate Surplus Harvests to Nearby Food Pantries Across All Reservations
G Oppenheimer,* Founder/Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org, Newfoundland, NJ
Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Urban Indigenous Communities: Stories of Land and Connection within Kingston and Waterloo-Wellington Regions in Ontario
SK Patterson (Algonquin),* HT Neufeld, E Miltenburg, S Traviss (Mohawk), M Buchanan (Anishinaabe), A Watson (Anishinaabe), D Skene (Métis), L Peach
Food Farmacy: A Cultural Adaptation of the Produce Prescription Program
H Swartz,* C Artega,* M Taylor, M Gasco, R Rousseau, K Hansen, T Lafave, E Leffler, H Hollenbeck
National Indigenous Chef Expo
Host: Denisa Livingston MPH, MLS (Diné Nation)
Chefs:
- Mackee Bancroft (Ute Mountain Ute, Diné)
- Freddie Bitsoie (Diné)
- Tawnya Brant (Mohawk)
- Nephi Crag (White Mountain Apache/Diné)
- Kealoha Domingo (Native Hawaiian)
- Indigenous Food Lab (two teams)
- Ben Jacobs (Osage Nation)
- Rob Kinneen (Tlingit)
- Owamni by the Sioux Chef
- Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot)
- Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart (Oglala Lakota)
- Crystal Wahpepah (Kickapoo Nation)
- Nico Albert Williams (Cherokee)
Day 3: September 12, 2023
2023 Conference Videos
Understanding the Biological Basis of Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians to Enable Prevention
Alika K Maunakea, PhD (Native Hawaiian), Professor, Dept of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Mānoa, HI
Reflections on Community Based Participatory Research in Alaska Native Communities
Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit), Research Dept, Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Indigenous Plant Therapies and Their Contemporary Scientific Rationale
Kalidas Shetty, PhD, Professor of Plant Sciences & Founding Director of Global Institute for Food Security and International Agriculture, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
The Power of Indigenous Knowledge to Move Science Forward Panel
Moderator: Jada L. Brooks, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAN (Lumbee)
Panelists:
- Alika K Maunakea, PhD (Native Hawaiian)
- Kyle Wark, MA (Tlingit)
- Kalidas Shetty, PhD
Farm Bill 2023 Update
Erin S Parker, JD, LLM, Executive Director, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, AR
Impacting Indigenous Food and Nutrition Through Tribal, State, and Federal Policy
Daniel Cornelius, JD (Oneida Nation), Outreach Program Manager, Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Food and Nutrition Policy in Action Panel
Moderator: Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, PhD (Choctaw)
Panelists:
- Daniel Cornelius, JD (Oneida Nation)
- Stacy Hammer, MPH, RD, LDN (Bdewakantunwan Dakota)
- Denisa Livingston, MPH, MLS (Diné Nation)
- Erin S Parker, JD, LLM
Elder and Youth Panel
Moderator: Valerie Nuvayestewa (Hopi/Tewa)
Panelists:
- Lauryn Clown (Cheyenne River Sioux)
- Hawthorne Dukepoo (Hopi)
- Hope Flanagan (Seneca)
- Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
- Beverly Stabber Warne, RN, MSN (Oglala Lakota)
- Rivianna Zeller (Anishinaabe)