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The Manitoba government is trying to convince more people on isolated reservations to return to a traditional means of putting food on the table. The pilot project will teach residents improved hunting and gardening skills, including proper storage of the food. "There's so many of these foods that are being brought into the community, like Coke and potato chips, high-cholesterol foods, processed foods," Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Oscar Lathlin told CBC. "I believe the community leaders want to get away from those types of foods and have their people eating more moose meat, fish, more potatoes." The high price of food on reserves is another factor behind the project. The government is still ironing out the details of the $250,000 project. Four or five communities will reportedly be selected to take part. The Chief of the St. Theresa Point First Nation told The Winnipeg Sun that aboriginal people have been changing their traditional diet over the years.
