Food sovereignty: Valerie Segrest at TEDxRainier
The Indian tribes around the Puget Sound have practiced sustainable balance with its foods for thousands of years, but now the prairie lands and mountain berry meadows are disappearing and salmons runs are dwindling. Valerie Segrest, a member of Muckleshoot tribe and native foods educator tells us to listen to the salmon and cedar tree, who teach us a life of love, generosity and abundance, and to remember when we take better care of our land, we are taking better care of ourselves.
Valerie Segrest is a native nutrition educator who specializes in local and traditional foods. As an enrolled member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, she serves her community as the coordinator of the Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project and also works for the Northwest Indian College's Traditional Plants Program as a nutrition educator. In 2010, she co-authored the book "Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit: Revitalizing Northwest Coastal Indian Food Culture". Valerie received a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Bastyr University in 2009 and a Masters Degree in Environment and Community from Antioch University. She is a fellow for the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy. Valerie inspires and enlighten others about the importance of a nutrient-dense diet through a simple, common sense approach to eating.
This talk was given November 9, 2013 in Seattle at TEDxRainier, a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
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I live in the suburbs and have a small garden and egg laying hens. Even a little food independence and sovereignty is important and we must protect it
This belief is so true for most cultures. I'm Japanese, Okinawan and Hawaiian. My family's health has been hurt and damaged by eating a western diet. I have reverted back 300 hundred years to culture foods before processed, wheat and sugar altered meals and my body has reformed to something amazing at 56 years old. All of my pills are gone not needed as I can run a marathon for the first time, I have muscles that a 20 year might have, dark hair, improved memory, lost 24 inches from my waist and have better vision. It was all because my ancestors wanted to be liked and respected by westerners, but we gave up our health and our food technology. So sad. My ancestors knew what our bodies needed, from food sources they had access too. They didn't need "super foods" from the other side of the world to be healthy. Okinawans commonly lived past a 100 years without olives, kale or quinoa. Japanese and Hawaiians were also great strong warriors without those foods too.
Thank you Valerie. I am not Turtle Island native, but I know my ancestors had knowledge and spoke with earth mother too, long ago, through time (and invasion) its been lost. I want to remember, I want food sovereignty for all of us and we deserve to be cared for. Thank you for sharing the lessons of the salmon people and the ones with roots. Thank you for standing up for your family.
We need to learn from the First Nations. The first true 'Permaculturists' / Ecologists ... Care of the earth, care of the people, sharing in the abundance. So different from the food systems in place today.
She provides an excellent history, story and valuable lessons for everyone! Great Job Valerie!
Awesome presentation and a very strong ending. I appreciate when she says "you too are precious and worth caring about".
Wow, I love this. Valerie, you are such an amazing leader in this community!
beautifully spoken expression of appreciating and remembering sacred teachings. Thank you so much Valerie. I'm sharing this!
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Girl done got me all up in my feelings.. thank you sister
Insightful and wonderful talk, very wise young Native woman.
Awesome presentation. Great insight on living off the land.
Valerie Rocks!!!!
What a beautiful message from a beautiful woman!
great stuff!
Good words thank you
Loved everything about this!
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Native diet was like a modern trendy Michelin star restaurant.
or........ jus get yo money up
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