About this episode
This episode explores how the Alaska Native Medical Center serves wild game to promote healing and connection through traditional Indigenous foods.
What if hospital food could actually help you heal? In this episode of Proof, Reporter Otis Gray travels from the waters of Southeast Alaska to the Alaska Native Medical Center, the only hospital in the U.S. that serves wild game like moose, caribou, salmon, and seal to patients. We'll explore how traditional Indigenous foods can function as medicine, offering not just nutrition, but comfort, connection, and a sense of home. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/proof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Otis Gray
Topics covered
- hospital food
- wild game
- traditional Indigenous foods
- nutrition
- healing
- cultural connection
Keywords
- hospital food
- wild game
- Indigenous foods
- nutrition
- healing
- Alaska Native Medical Center
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alaska Native Medical Center
Products: moose, caribou, salmon, seal
Places: Southeast Alaska
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