The question “What does it actually take to help a community eat better?” has shaped the evolution of Oneida Nation’s Tribal food sovereignty initiative, called Mending the Disconnect with Food. In 2024, a community survey helped this initiative better understand not only the barriers people face in eating well, but something deeper — the extent to which many of the foundational skills and relationships that once connected Native people to their food have been lost. This knowledge helped shape the evolution of Mending the Disconnect with Food and raised an important question: What does it actually take to help a community eat better?

This presentation will share how Mending the Disconnect with Food turned feedback from their community into hands-on programming designed to rebuild those connections and skills. It will also share what they have learned about why improving health requires more than simply telling people what they should eat.

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