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In the U.S., Seva supports Native American communities in recovering traditional, healthy food sources that address health disparities like Type II diabetes. Here, our Native American Community Health (NACH) program shares the latest inspiring stories from the field: Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska; Lake Andes, South Dakota; & Oakland, California.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Seva Foundation's First Annual Native American Health Fair

On June 2nd Seva Foundation held it's first annual Native American Health Fair in East Oakland. The purpose of this free event was to provide a culturally enriching experience to the Bay Area community while benefiting Native American communities in partnership with Seva Foundation. Our event reached a total of 154 community members, many of which identified as Native American (41%). 31% of participants were between the ages of zero and nine. 30 tribal affiliations were represented at the health fair. Activities included health screenings, a children's educational corner, Native fancy shawl and grass dance, Pit River Nation Native basket weaving, yoga, massage therapy, swimming and gardening. We were also very lucky to have opening Ohlone blessing by Luta Candelaria, music by Jeremy Goodfeather and All Nations Singers. Community organizations such as Intertribal Friendship House, American Indian Child Resource Center, Native American Health Center, People's Grocery, Alameda County Public Health Department and Rawality Project among others gave presentations on various health and well-being activities and initiatives. In addition many volunteers donated time and services to make "Healthy People, Healthy Cultures, Healthy Lands" possible. 




Friday, January 20, 2012

A shout out from Intertribal Friendship House's Carol Wahpepah

Happy Spring Everybody!

We want to relay a message from our long time community partners and friends in Oakland. Following is a short message on Intertribal Friendship House’s 56th year anniversary and an invitation to an upcoming event from Executive Director Carol Wahpepah:

Hi All and Thank You! We wrapped up 2011 with an amazing party! We cooked wild rice, lamb stew, green chili stew, buffalo stew and barbecue salmon. We also used greens in our salad from the garden. It was a great meal and a successful effort to incorporate traditional foods for our community. We even used tortillas instead of fry bread to help reduce heavy oils in the meal.

In celebrating our anniversary we also honored the passing of a very important Choctaw woman from Oklahoma named Alice Carnes. She was among the first people on the board of Intertribal Friendship House and was instrumental in getting this institution started.

Don’t feel bad if you missed out on IFH’s anniversary because we have another one coming up. It’s our 13th anniversary celebration for Medicine Warriors Dance Troupe/All Nations Singers. Be sure to attend the 5th Annual Round Dance and Traditional Potluck Feast next weekend
at 4PM on January 28th. Come by for healthy foods, Native vendors and music!