Traditional foods give boost to First Nations battling diabetes – CBC
Nov 15, 2021
Cookbook created by Cree community in Manitoba draws international acclaim
Carol Cochrane sits on a bench, a glossy new cookbook perched on her lap.
She’s in the centre of town at Fisher River Cree Nation, about 175 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Her feathered, salt-and-pepper hair blows in the breeze as she flips through the pages and reads some passages aloud.
“Me and my great-grandfather used to get fish in the bay before the water was polluted,” she reads from the book she was instrumental in helping create. “I would help him lift his net and get the fish fresh in the morning, then start filleting the fish to save and have for a meal.”
