World Ark Magazine - May/June 2008 - (Page 36) Pat Cornelius, an Oneidan, raises buffalo on her farm near Green Bay, Wis., and sells the frozen meat at the Oneida produce store. Cornelius is a local expert on raising and cooking with this traditional meat. D I A B e te s I N N AtI v e A M e r I c A N P o P u L AtI o N s that sustain each other, like the “Three Sisters” of squash, beans and corn—are often closer to the popular organic and sustainable methods than to modern agriculture. It is important, the group agreed, to recognize these techniques for what they are: part of an entire worldview that values balance, renewability and the cycle of life and death. As Ann Marie Cross-laughing of the Mohawk Nation said, “You can look at it the scientific way— that you plant corn, squash and beans together because the beans draw the nitrogen down and give it to the corn, and so on—or you can look at it and say, ‘We were instructed by the Creator to plant the Three Sisters of life.’ And that’s our way of thinking.” Native Americans and Alaska natives on average are 2.2 times more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Diabetes is most common among Native Americans living in the southern United States, 26.7 percent, and southern Arizona, 27.6 percent. Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death among Native Americans. People with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to have heart disease or suffer a stroke. Perhaps the steepest obstacle is helping people understand the value of ancestral knowledge. M A k I N g I t Wo r k One of the biggest challenges for tribes hoping to nurture ties to a traditional way of life and reconnect to the land is how to make such an operation productive and sustainable. Not all indigenous groups have the resources of the Oneida, whose revenue from casinos helped start their farming projects. They run their operation to be self-sustaining and have been successful at marketing their goods. Vegetables and apples from the Oneida farms and orchard are sold at a nearby store, along with buffalo steaks and products from the cannery. Under the guidance of Pat Cornelius, an energetic woman who oversees the tribe’s buffalo herd, the orchard has more than doubled in size. 36 May/June 2008 | WOrlD Ark www.heifer.org http://www.heifer.org
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