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, November 2, 2011

4th Day of Week of Eating Indigenous Foods

I am well into my 4th day of the Week of Eating Indigenous foods today. It has been a good learning experience thus far. I am really glad that Devon Mihesua proposed that we do this. Some of the lessons I have learned thus far include:

* Have more than three indigenous spices available for cooking (I need a greater variety of tastes).
* Be careful when cooking non-indigenous foods for other folks that you don't lick your fingers or sample the food (I caught myself almost doing this three times).
* Black walnuts are much more potent than English walnuts (it don't take much to add flavor, I suggest grinding them and using like a spice).
* If you freeze wild-rice milk it changes the consistency when it thaws to something that resembles baby food (it tastes really good though, and will make a nice breakfast food or soup starter).
* Use non-stick pans if possible so the food don't stick to the surface (the meats are lean, and I have not found an oil that is acceptable for the DDP yet).

To see postings about the Week of Eating Indigenous Foods visit the following website:

http://weekofeatingindigneousfoods.blogspot.com/















The photos attached to this posting are from this week.
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