Michelle Threadgould
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Acorn Awareness
How Tribal Youth Ambassadors are reviving local indigenous food and culture American Indian communities in the United States have some of the highest rates of diabetes and cardiovascular and liver disease. A combination of poverty, limited access to healthcare, a lack of access to fresh food, and high stress contribute to these health problems. But,…
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Of Love and Masa
Drinking Atole and Champurrado in Roseland. On Saturday mornings, after dropping my father off at his job, my mother would crawl into my bed and ask: “Quieres champurrado?” She was speaking of the warm, cinnamon drink, thickened with masa (cornmeal dough used to make tortillas) and infused with vanilla, Mexican chocolate, and an unrefined sugar cane called piloncillo. It’s a Mexican…