Traditional Americans Have Forsaken Tradition - to their Detriment

April 25, 2010

Saving American Indians' Diet

Eli Reichman for The Chronicle Review

Devon A. Mihesuah at home in her kitchen, Baldwin City, Kan., April 2, 2010

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If Devon A. Mihesuah had her way, American Indians would abandon their love of fry bread, quit drinking so much, and embrace a healthy, active lifestyle like that of their ancestors. As a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a professor of global-indigenous-nations studies at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, she has made it her goal to educate her fellow tribe members about the importance of nutrition and fitness.

Mihesuah has long sought to empower American Indians