Learning about diabetes in school makes us more aware as a family. When my children learn about diabetes, it becomes a family issues, not just my issue. My children begin to see a clear connection between healthy living and avoiding diabetes.

Robin Isham, Boise Forte Ojibwe, A River Runs Through Us

We have to go back and learn what we ate, learn that we gathered food and ate wild game and there was no sickness. It’s going to be hard because our families are used to fast food, but we can adjust back to traditional food.

Evelyn Eagleman, Chippewa Cree