The Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies is now in the midst of the implementation phase of the Decolonizing Diet Project. The DDP research subjects have been adhering to their meal and excercise plans since March 25, 2012. While we have put forth great effort to prepare for this phase, we realize that there may be some things that still need tweaking. The master food list is located on the DDP Group Site. We will continue updating food provider information as we go along, and will announce opportunities to join food consultants on various outings as they become available.

We would like to say chi-miigwech (many thanks) to those who have supported our project thus far including Northern Michigan University, the US Forest Service, the Cedar Tree Institute, the Kewenaw Bay Indian Community, and several businesses (please see the list of supporters at the DDP Group Site). If you or your organization would like to donate to this project (whether in the form of food, equipment, or cash), or if you have any questions about the DDP, please contact Dr. Martin Reinhardt, principal investigator, at (906)-227-1397, or email: mreinhar@nmu.edu

We wish everyone the very best on this exciting adventure.


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Thursday, January 13, 2011

This is the beginning of my DDP blog journal. I had the idea for the DDP a few months ago, and it is now starting to take shape. Since that time, I have shared the idea with others and people really seem to like it and the discussion that ensues is very energized. April Lindala and the faculty and staff at the Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies have been very supportive of this idea. We have begun looking into grant funding from a couple of sources, and I have been developing a white paper that explains the idea in as much detail as we have figured out thus far. I have also begun researching the food stuffs for the diet, and Maddy Segerstrom, our student assistant has developed a structure for the database.
There are folks in Michigan, Wisconsin, British Columbia, and Hawaii that have shown great interest, and I anticipate that as word spreads there will be many more. As I travel during the DDP implementation phase, I will try to eat food that is indigenous to the places I go, or I will bring my own indigenous food stuff with me. Wouldn’t it be great if there were restaurants that specialized in this type of menu!
The other morning as I lay awake in bed, it occurred to me that products coming out of this project should include a DDP recipe book, posters showing indigenous species of plants and animals that were part of the DDP, a documentary video, articles, and a book full of photos and journal entries. Needless to say, I am very excited about the DDP, and as I get closer to the start date, my whole body seems to be in anticipation.
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