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Diabetes Awareness: Maintaining & Preventing Type II Diabetes Type II Diabetes is now one most prevalent diseases affecting Native Communities today. This lecture will discuss the ways to maintain diabetes and prevent it.

The Business of Agriculture lecture and discussion about the measures being taken to prevent biopiracy among indigenous communities and the possible ramifications of genetically modified seed contamination and the importance of food sovereignty.

All day “Connecting Communities: Native Foods and Wellness” Through lectures, food demonstrations and outdoor food booths, visitors will be able to explore issues such as sustaining communities and preserving traditional foodways. Panels include: Sustaining Communities and Preserving Traditional Foodways; Sustainable Environments; and Food, Eating & Wellness. Look for outdoor traditional food making demonstrations, Native food products booths and Native dances. Winona LaDuke will be the keynote speaker.

“Connecting Communities: Native Foods and Wellness” The IPCC presents an entire series of panel discussions that include: Feast Day Cooking; Native Chefs in Contemporary Kitchens; Native Foods at Hotels and Casinos; Farm Programs in Schools; Seed Sovereignty and Biopiracy; Coomunity of Southwest Farms and Food Educators; Heirloom Seeds and Animal Breeds. Look forward to Chef demonstrations & tastings, outdoor food booths & farmers market, Native dances & artist demonstrations, as well as an evening feast.

“Connecting Communities: Native Foods and Wellness” The IPCC presents an entire series of panel discussions that include: Feast Day Cooking; Native Chefs in Contemporary Kitchens; Native Foods at Hotels and Casinos; Farm Programs in Schools; Seed Sovereignty and Biopiracy; Coomunity of Southwest Farms and Food Educators; Heirloom Seeds and Animal Breeds. Look forward to Chef demonstrations & tastings, outdoor food booths & farmers market, Native dances & artist demonstrations, as well as an evening feast.