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sim@shitposter.club's status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 19:18:41 JST sim

I find it so funny hearing a Native American talk about how diabetes is a product of colonisation.

It seems more like their reliance on government subsidy which reminds me of rationing food. Because they like things like spam. Even their local store sounds like a corner store here, and those don't have as much fresh vegetables or fruits in them because people aren't buying them from there in part. Like you don't expect it from them now. So they have the fizzy drinks and such.

What the Native American reservation gets is basically similar or the same as other places in not only the US but also western countries in general. So it is just weird to hear it spoken of as colonisation, when it is probably closer to being the results of rationing during the war, the industrial and agricultural revolutions. It's not great for anyone though, and we would do better to move away from eating processed foods and supporting smaller farms if we can.

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- sim@shitposter.club's status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 19:40:51 JST sim
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  One thing that I found interesting is that it seems like the Native Americans on the reservations are getting this specific subsidy, the packaging is really plain in their boxes. I'd be interested to know if that is just how foodbanks are in the US.
  
  A lot of our foodbanks here aren't like that, usually it is volunteered food that goes in... and it is usually supermarket food. It is canned or packaged, things that will last. You don't really get to put fresh food in there because it has to survive the distribution journey. But hopefully that can give people more money to spend on fresh foods.
  
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- Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 19:40:51 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
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  @sim I'm confused about how these commodity subsidies replaced their native diet. Who stopped them from growing foods?
  
  Also lard is a great fat that'd be cool for more people to use in place of rapeseed or soybean oil.
  
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- sim@shitposter.club's status on Saturday, 27-Jan-2024 19:40:52 JST sim
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  If you are curious about what I watched, it is this video:
  https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ltNar_N2xh4
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  1. The Seeds Our Ancestors Planted | Short Film Premiere and Panel Discussion
    
    Set amidst COVID-19 arriving in Arizona, "The Seeds Our Ancestors Planted" is an inspiring short film that follows student Kai Begay as he joins a growing food renaissance across Navajo Nation. The film is followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers, producers, and local food champions who were featured in and created the film: - Jonathan and Phefelia Nez, former president and first lady of the Navajo Nation - Kai Bega, mechanical engineering student at Northern Arizona University - Shonri Begay, film producer, and local food advocate - Oakley Anderson-Moore, filmmaker, Little Sure Shot Films - Al Reinhard, filmmaker, Little Sure Shot Films - Neal Barnard, MD, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The Seeds Our Ancestors Planted was filmed by Oakley Anderson-Moore and Kai Begay. Thumbnail artwork by Faith Begay. Let us know your thoughts! Leave any questions you have in the chat. Information and resources: https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/healthy-communities/native-american-resources

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