Identifies daily activities such as hunting, fishing, food gathering and preparation, games, and competitions as part of traditional lifestyles that maintained physical strength, fitness, and health throughout all life stages. It includes several suggestions for increasing physical activity for both children and adults, and provides links to organizations that support active living.
Based on the results of Statistics Canada’s 2006 Aboriginal Children’s Survey, this article presents an overview of how often First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children and Inuit children aged 2 to 5 consume various types of food, including foods considered traditional or country among Aboriginal people.
An illustrated list of traditional foods of BC, including different types and preparations of fish, seafood, oolichan oil, animals (moose, deer, small mammals), birds, roots and berries.