As “Food is Medicine Month" comes to a close, we want to congratulate everyone who participated in this wellness campaign – and encourage you to keep the healthier-eating momentum going!
This campaign celebrates the rich food knowledge, practices, and innovations that strengthen First Nations wellness across BC. Whether you attended one of our webinars, made changes to your meals, shared teachings with family, or reflected on your own food traditions, your participation helped nourish a growing health and wellness movement rooted in culture, connection, and self‑determination.
Throughout the month, we featured webinars from Indigenous food leaders and Knowledge Holders, who generously shared their stories and insights:
- Rachel Greening and Fiona Devereaux helped us explore how nutrition science can support traditional foods. Their Food Is Medicine Cooking Show and recipe books highlight the power of lived experience, storytelling, and meals prepared with intention.
- Tamara Ketlo closed the series by sharing teachings from the Northern Region on foods, medicines, land-based healing, and the deep connections that tie our identities to the places we come from.
We also want to uplift available resources that can support communities on their own food journeys:
As many presenters reminded us, food is more than nourishment—it is relation, teaching, ceremony, and wellness. Growing, harvesting, and preparing food has always been an important part of daily life for First Nations and communities. Through this work, we can see how building our knowledge about food can deepen our understanding of land, culture, and traditions – and how they are all connected.
We hope you enjoyed learning with us, sharing your reflections, and contributing to Food is Medicine Month. The teachings shared this year will continue to guide and strengthen FNHA's work in supporting culturally grounded, community-led food sovereignty initiatives.
