Native Americans are also four times more likely to report not having enough to eat than other U.S. The study also found that only 21% eat the recommended amount of daily fruit, 34% eat the recommended amount of daily vegetables, 24% eat the daily amount of grains, and 27% consume the recommended amount of dairy products. The majority of Native Americans have diets that are too high in fat (62%).
racial or ethnic group.” (Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention)Īnother recent study documents that only 10% of Native Americans have a healthful diet, while 90% have a poor quality diet that needs improvement. According to a medical study, “Recent studies show that the prevalence of heart disease and the percentage of associated premature deaths are higher among American Indians and Alaska Natives than among any other U.S. The establishment of a Western diet along with alcohol among the Blackfeet people has contributed to the rise of coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, dental caries, periodontal disease, and diverticular disease. With the move to the reservations, the establishment of boarding schools, and the eradication of the buffalo as a food source for the Blackfeet, the traditional good health of the tribe was greatly affected.
(Wissler 7) Despite being moved to a reservation, the Blackfeet people today feel very fortunate to be one of the six Native American tribes who were allowed to have their reservation on their native lands, as the current reservation is located in Northern Montana by Glacier National Park. Prior to reservation policy, the Blackfeet’s vast domain stretched from Montana all the way up to northern Alberta Canada offering them tremendous resources and vast hunting grounds. The remaining 10% of their diet was filled with roots and bulbs, eggs, and an assortment of wild berries and vegetables. The Blackfeet people were nomadic hunter/gatherers of the Great Plains who relied heavily on the buffalo as their main source of food as meat constituted 90% of their daily diet.
The Blackfeet Indians or the Siksikauw (black-foot-people) have a long and rich history in North America. Report on the Health, Diet, and Old Ways of the Blackfeet
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