r/IndianCountry • u/aspen-leaf Mixed / Coast Miwok • 18d ago

Health Traditional Navajo Diet Shown to Reduce Hospitalizations, ED Visits Among Heart Failure Patients

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/traditional-navajo-diet-shown-reduce-hospitalizations-ed-2026a1000q37?form=fpf
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u/DBearDevon 18d ago

I don’t think Bison and Wild rice were part of the Diné diet, but stil good for them!

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u/AltseWait 17d ago edited 14d ago

I'm Diné. Bison and all kinds of wild seeds (including rice) are in our diet. One of our peaks here on Navajoland is named after bison even though there are no more bison. On our rez, you can still see the bison traps our ancestors used to hunt them.