Abstract
The Woodlands Wisdom Nutrition Project represents a proactive approach of Tribal Colleges to address food and health concerns of indigenous communities. Befitting the unique mission of Tribal Colleges, Woodlands Wisdom has created a food and nutrition curriculum where local tribal culture and knowledge interfaces with nutrition science principles. A conceptual model of this approach is presented and discussed within a cross-cultural context. Although student outcome data are not yet reported, the model offers several considerations for nutrition educators working within cross-cultural contexts.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 114-120 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author wishes to acknowledge the following individuals, each of whom, through their participation, mentoring, and interaction, has contributed to the learning and scholarship reflected in this manuscript: from the Woodlands Wisdom Steering Committee: Pat Gailfus, Holly Youngbear-Tibbetts, Kathleen O’Kelley, Ann Brummel, Leslie Ramczyk, Anna Merritt, Vikki Howard and Michael Price; and from the Woodlands Wisdom Academic Committee: Leslie Peltier, Donald Sweet, Kay Knable, Sunny Johnson, Monica White, and Peggy Hiestand. This work was supported through funding from the following sources: USDA Agricultural Experiment Station Project MIN-54-059, University of Minnesota Extension Service, and USDA IFAFS Project #2001-52102-1177.
Keywords
- cultural
- epistemology
- food
- indigenous
- nutrition
- worldview