Episode 28 - Decolonization of Our Diets and Reclaiming Traditional Foods, Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
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Episode 28 - Part 1 Decolonization of Our Diets and Reclaiming Traditional Foods, Jared Qwustenuxun Williams WHAT Food sovereignty traces back to our original teachings, to learn about the connection between the land and our food supply and connection to community through traditional foods. Decolonizing our diet means incorporating traditional foods to preserve and nurture our mind, body and spirit and eliminate diseases that have long impacted Indigenous peoples. Jared Qwustenuxun Williams - is a passionate Indigenous Foods educator who spent much of his youth with his late grandmother, immersed in Salish culture. After Qwustenuxun graduated from culinary arts, he spent a decade working in restaurants across Vancouver Island before deciding to move back home to Quw'utsun to take the role of Elder's Kitchen Manager at Cowichan Tribes. After more than a decade of cooking for his elders, Qwustenuxun now works as an Indigenous foods educator, writer, and consultant. Most recently, Qwustenuxun was nominated for and won several Canadian Online Publishing Awards; he was also nominated for the 2022 BC Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Award and led the first smoked salmon project conducted by the First Nations Health Authority. That proved that traditional salmon smoking techniques are safe and effective for food preservation. When he is not working on furthering Salish food sovereignty, Qwustenuxun spends his time with his wife and children on their small hobby farm in Quw'utsun. MUSIC Song: Chill Day Composer: Lakey Inspired Website: https://www.youtube.com/LakeyInspired License: Creative Commons (BY-NC 3.0) https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com
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