Grain, vegetable or grass?
24 August 2021
Corn is an incredibly versatile food. Whole corn, like you eat on the cob – is a vegetable. The corn kernel, which is its seed – is a grain Botanically, corn as a whole plant – is a grass. Corn …
Managing diabetes can be challenging for some of us
23 August 2021
You don’t have to do it alone. Getting our family to help us to keep on track helps everybody. We can all eat healthier, be active, and reduce our stress levels, which is good for keeping us all balanced in …
These connections satisfy in so many ways
20 August 2021
Summer is a wonderful time to slow down and spend quality time with family and loved ones. Mentally when the school year is out, there is more time for kids to explore their interests. It is the perfect season to …
Oneida Legend: The Corn Spirit was useful to her people helping make mats, baskets, and more.
20 August 2021
These faceless dolls continue to serve as a reminder never to think you’re better than someone else. One day the Corn Spirit asked the Great Spirit if she could provide something different for her people. With the Great Spirit’s permission, …
In times of stress, frustration, chaos, self-doubt or fear, take a moment to affirm positive, powerful statements in your mind.
19 August 2021
Choose any of the following affirmations or create a list of your own: • I am loving. • I am calm. • I am kind. • I send prayers of love and peace to all. Affirmations are seeds of positivity …
August moon is known as the “Corn Moon in Anishnaabe culture
17 August 2021
Since then, it was traded farther and farther north and became a staple for Indigenous people in what is today known as Canada. Corn was originally domesticated in what is known today as Mexico by Indigenous people approximately 10,000 years …
MDAAMIN GUIZIS Time of the Corn Moon
16 August 2021
Family activities are a fun way to be active and help keep our bodies moving. Playing together is a great way to get our hearts pumping and blood flowing and helps our hearts to be healthy.
These connections satisfy in so many ways
13 August 2021
Summer is a wonderful time to slow down and spend quality time with family and loved ones. Emotionally throughout the school year, we are busy with school life, work life and more. Summer is a time for reflection and decompression …
ONONDOWA’GA:! word of the week
13 August 2021
ononya’ (husk) Strive for healthy choices. Keep your hands busy by taking the time to learn a new art form such as twining corn husk. “Corn husk is something that is natural and comes from the earth. It becomes medicinal …
Our body is always speaking to us
12 August 2021
Self-care is essential to overall well-being but first, we must practice Humility to honor our spirit and inner voice. We must listen to our body and inquire within ourselves and with our helpers to find out what is happening so …
Rethink your drink!
10 August 2021
Your local corner store may have a popular place on hot summer days – a Slushie section! Guess how much sugar is in these drinks? An extra large serving size can contain as much as 38 teaspoons of sugar! Drinking …
Indigenous youth are developing Type 2 diabetes at alarming rates
9 August 2021
Do what you can now to prevent diabetes. Enjoy foods from Mother Earth, be active and keep your body moving, don’t hang on to anger or sadness, connect with your culture.