Family Exercise

[Andre Cramblit]

Ask Dr. Coyote* Answers on food and exercise
http://www.americanindianonline.com/food/index.html

Dear Dr. Coyote: So, in your most respected opinion, why are our Native  
kids these days getting so large? Is it genetic, a result of  
institutional prejudice or a dominate society placing western values on  
traditional people? What gives?

  Response: Face it, our kids are being molded in our own image. We used  
to hunt, fish, gather food, chop wood, play games, swim, run, be  
outdoors all day, make baskets, travel miles to visit people (on foot  
no less) and we lived a much happier and more active life. Now we are  
happy if we can figure out how to use the microwave for instant  
macaroni and cheese. Get out of your recliner, go outside and take your  
children with you. Plant a garden (or get some friends and family and  
start a community garden), go on daily nature walks, gather acorns and  
mushrooms in the fall, hike, learn to fish with a pole, take up a  
sport, coach your child’s team, turn off the television and move.

Leading by example is not the way I Choose to live, but hey, you’re a  
responsible parent now and that is your job, not mine. I remember my  
friend Raccoon, who lived with his grandmother. She would send him out  
to get acorns so they would have food for the winter. On his way up the  
mountain to their family gathering site, he would play a stick game  
with his friends. Then on the way home, he would jump in a creek and  
swim to cool off. Take a clue from Raccoon and figure out how to  
incorporate lots of exercise in your daily life. Get active, and make  
sure your kids are close by your side.

*Please note that in many cultures, Coyote is the trickster and his  
advice should be taken with a grain of sodium reduced kosher sea salt  
(his words is intended as humor or parody). If you have any questions  
to ask of Dr. Coyote about, diet, health, nutrition or exercise please  
email: coyote at ncidc.org



.:. 

André Cramblit: andre.p.cramblit.86 at alum.dartmouth.org is the  
Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council  
NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development  
needs of American Indians

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