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Experience the Benefits of
Plant-Based Nutrition

Nativegan promotes plant–based nutrition in all communities to prevent and even reverse chronic diseases, while creating opportunities for food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, cultural affirmation, and community resilience. Explore Nativegan’s programs and take the first step toward a healthier lifestyle and community.

Nativegan promotes plant–based nutrition in all indigenous and other communities to prevent and reverse chronic diseases. This approach to nutrition not only enhances health while creating but also creates opportunities for food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, cultural affirmation, and community resilience. Explore Nativegan’s programs and take the first step toward a healthier community.

Experience the Benefits
of Plant-Based Nutrition

Nativegan promotes plant–based nutrition in all communities to prevent and even reverse chronic diseases, while creating opportunities for food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, cultural affirmation, and community resilience. Explore Nativegan’s programs and take the first step toward a healthier lifestyle and community.

Nativegan promotes plant–based nutrition in all indigenous and other communities to prevent and reverse chronic diseases. This approach to nutrition not only enhances health while creating but also creates opportunities for food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, cultural affirmation, and community resilience. Explore Nativegan’s programs and take the first step toward a healthier community.

The artwork above, entitled “Corn Mother” by Julie Komenda, has an image of my mother who was a great-great- granddaughter of Billy Bowlegs.

Enroll in My Courses

As a Licensed Food for Life instructor and affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), I am passionate about educating others about food and empowering them to make informed choices about their diet. Enroll in my courses to help you take control of your overall health.

A variety of Food for Life classes have been developed by PCRM and can be in-person or online. They include the following:

Introduction

Video Lesson

Quiz and Discussion

Cooking Demonstration
and Sampling

Resources and Recipes

Questions with Discussion

My Personal Journey

I’m a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma through my mother. Type 2 diabetes occurs on both sides of my family. After connecting with my extended Seminole family and discovering that Tribal members lived an average of only 60 years, I became motivated to follow a plant-based diet. This personal journey, combined with my professional background, has shown me that food systems are essential to fostering environmental, public, and individual health. I became an affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in 2024 as a Licensed Food for Life Instructor.

My Objectives

As an elder member of the Seminole Nation and consulting environmental engineer with 28 years of experience working with tribal governments, I want to empower people and communities to:

I’m an affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as a licensed Food for Life instructor. As an elder member of the Seminole Nation and consulting environmental engineer with 28 years of experience working with tribal governments, I want to empower people and communities to:

Grow Their Own Food
Restore Traditional Foods and Nutrition
Understand the Connections Between Food, Health, Natural Resources, and Climate Change