Second Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition

The Second Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition brought together tribal officials, researchers, practitioners, and others to discuss the current state of Indigenous and academic scientific knowledge about Native nutrition and food science, and identify new areas of work.

Since the inaugural conference in 2016, this conference series has received an overwhelming response. This year, more than 500 people from 37 states, four countries, and more than 50 different tribes attended the conference. Fifty-eight percent of the conference participants were Native.

 Presenting sponsors

Silver sponsors

• Stagetime Productions

Bronze sponsors

• Allina Health
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Learning ZoneXpress
• Native Governance Center
• Tanka Bar
• University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resource Sciences
• University of Minnesota Department of Food Science and Nutrition
• University of Minnesota Extension
• University of Minnesota Office for Equity and Diversity
• University of Minnesota Office of the Provost
• University of Minnesota School of Nursing
• University of Minnesota School of Public Health
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Food Distribution Division

Additional sponsors

• University of Minnesota Department of American Indian Studies
• University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development
• University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs