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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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

IRB Approved and Moving Along

The Decolonizing Diet Project is now an approved project by the Northern Michigan University Institutional Review Board (IRB Proposal HS11-415). I am really looking forward to the mini-DDP that Dr. Devon Mihesuah is coorinating in support of the DDP during the first week of November to kick off Native American Heritage Month. See a link to her blog below.

http://weekofeatingindigneousfoods.blogspot.com/

The DDP staff and I are busy researching food availability, and welcome any suggestions that folks have about Great Lakes Region indigenous food providers. I want to introduce Samantha "Sam" Hasek and Alexandra "Alex" Kerlin who will be working on the DDP with me this year.

We will begin our recruitment of research subjects soon. Please see the announcement at the website below and visit the Center for Native American Studies website for further information.


http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/Components-Homepage/RGB2_DDPannouncement_092611.pdf
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