La colonización y la asimilación les quitaron costumbres y alimentos tradicionales a las comunidades nativas. Ahora, chefs, educadores y nutricionistas locales están recuperando los conocimientos indígenas de sistemas alimenticios. Cultivar y servir alimentos tradicionales, producidos localmente, permite que las personas reconecten con la tierra y su historia, lo cual a la vez permite tomar mejores decisiones para el medio ambiente y la salud.
Colonization and assimilation took away customs and traditional foods from native communities. Now, local chefs, educators and nutritionists are bringing back indigenous knowledge of food systems. Growing and serving traditional, locally sourced foods helps people reconnect to the land and to their history, in the process making choices better for both the environment and their health.
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