Indigi-Baby: MN project gets infants off to a wholesome start By Jay Gabler for Arts Midwest.
Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration When it comes to good nutrition, Sharon Day believes in starting early.
“Our goal is to begin our babies with an Indigenous diet,” Day explained. Traditionally, “we had corn, beans, and squash. Those were our foods, along with wild rice, and if we ate meat, it was very lean, low cholesterol.”
That’s very different from “the foods they began to feed us,” said Day, referencing European colonizers. ...(Read More)
Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration When it comes to good nutrition, Sharon Day believes in starting early.
“Our goal is to begin our babies with an Indigenous diet,” Day explained. Traditionally, “we had corn, beans, and squash. Those were our foods, along with wild rice, and if we ate meat, it was very lean, low cholesterol.”
That’s very different from “the foods they began to feed us,” said Day, referencing European colonizers. ...(Read More)