Denisa Livingston's guest appearances

Denisa Livingston

Farm To Table Talk

Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

In Praxis

Amy Senter

Jeff Moyer

Paula Daniels

Karen Washington

Irving Fain

Ricardo Salvador

Laura Batcha

Erin Fitzgerald

Liz Carlisle

Tom Philpott

Paul Newnham

Marion Nestle

Nate Mook

Jayson Lusk

Jeff Tripician

OwlTail

According to the USDA, 99% of Navajo Nation is a "food desert." However, Denisa Livingston from Dine Community Advocacy Alliance and the Slow Food International Council, holds that the lack of healthy foods in the Navajo Nation is more accurately described as food apartheid. Reflecting on the multigenerational impacts of unhealthy foods and drinks in the Navajo Nation that stem from a history of dispossession and harm, Denisa discusses how the fight to reduce sugary drink and other unhealthy food consumption is a matter of reclaiming indigenous lifeways and foodways. She talks about the Healthy Dine Nation Act of 2014, a 2% tax on unhealthy foods and foods with minimal-to-no nutritional value, and the importance of uplifting food as medicine. Further drawing from her lived experience and work, Denisa discusses the need for the struggle for food sovereignty to center community connection and healing and the ways language and culture are central to the fight. This episode of In Praxis is a part of Season 2: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxes. The information, opinions, views, and conclusions proposed in this episode are those of our podcast guests.

According to the USDA, 99% of Navajo Nation is a "food desert." However, Denisa Livingston from Dine Community Advocacy Alliance and the Slow Food International Council, holds that the lack of healthy foods in the Navajo Nation is more accurately described as food apartheid. Reflecting on the multigenerational impacts of unhealthy foods and drinks in the Navajo Nation that stem from a history of dispossession and harm, Denisa discusses how the fight to reduce sugary drink and other unhealthy food consumption is a matter of reclaiming indigenous lifeways and foodways. She talks about the Healthy Dine Nation Act of 2014, a 2% tax on unhealthy foods and foods with minimal-to-no nutritional value, and the importance of uplifting food as medicine. Further drawing from her lived experience and work, Denisa discusses the need for the struggle for food sovereignty to center community connection and healing and the ways language and culture are central to the fight. This episode of <a href="https://www.thepraxisproject.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Praxis</a> is a part of Season 2: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxes. The information, opinions, views, and conclusions proposed in this episode are those of our podcast guests.

Reclaiming Indigenous Lifeways & Foodways - Denisa Livingston

Denisa Livingston of the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance talks about struggles and successes in the Navajo community—and how others can be good allies. Read our favorite highlights of this episode as you listen  HERE. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.  Apple Podcasts  Stitcher  Google Play  Spotify  Become a Food Tank member for exclusive benefits: join HERE! Follow Food Tank on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Youtube

Denisa Livingston of the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance talks about struggles and successes in the Navajo community—and how others can be good allies. Read our favorite highlights of this episode as you listen <a href="https://foodtank.com/news/2019/12/everything-is-relational-in-food-allyship-says-denisa-livingston/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> HERE</a>. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/food-talk-with-dani-nierenberg/id1434128568?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/see-jurassic-right/food-talk-with-dani-nierenberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ijnscxhjaamoapwkiunid4wgggq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Play</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5czDugHmcTxT1mu4mLSgvG?si=4vdJ8rAdRlqakp3f6drHwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5czDugHmcTxT1mu4mLSgvG?si=4vdJ8rAdRlqakp3f6drHwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Become a Food Tank member for exclusive benefits: join </a><a href="https://foodtank.com/join" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>! Follow Food Tank on Social Media: <a href="https://twitter.com/foodtank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFoodTank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/foodtank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/food-tank-the-food-think-tank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/daniellenierenberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a>

77. Everything Is Relational in Food Allyship, Says Denisa Livingston

Food deserts with a shortage of affordable healthy foods are not just found in inner cites but also throughout the country in rural and remote areas where the choices are "fat, cheap and easy" foods leading to an epidemic of diabetes and related health issues. The first place in America to address this with a Healthy Food Act and a tax on unhealthy foods was not Brooklyn or Berkeley but the Navajo Nation. This is where Denisa Livingston is working to empower Navajo communities to take control of food policy and lead a movement toward food sovereignty and social change. Through the Dine` Community Advocacy Alliance Act she helped create a 2% additional sales tax for unhealthy foods with the revenue going to fund community based and community directed health and wellness programs.   Passing laws in the Navajo Nation faces the same challenges from lobbyists for national food brands as in Washington DC or State Legislatures. It's hard, but the advocates for healthier food choices have persevered. Denisa is also the Slow Food International Indigenous Councilor of the Global North. Indigenous people around the globe are addressing similar challenges and the Internet is allowing them to form a global community to share stories and strategies from New Mexico to Kenya. Denisa Livingston shares the journey on Farm To Talk.  Facebook: @dineadvocacy Twitter: @princessedenisa

Healthy First Nation Food – Denisa Livingston - Farm To Table Talk