‘Amanaki Fo’ou | Educational Partners

A New Hope

The Anishinaabe

Courage to Return to Health

The term “Anishinaabe” means “the people.” The Anishinaabe are made up of several nations, including the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi. They are connected through language, customs, and beliefs. Today, they are using that heritage to come together and fight for a future free from the scourge of diabetes.

Sit in Circle

Amanaki Fo’ou’s work among the Anishinaabe represents an extension of the circle of teachings beyond the indigenous communities of Polynesia. Working with local partners, we’ve created new resources for diabetes education that draw upon the Anishinaabe’s teachings of the Seven Grandfathers.

As of March 2023, the rate of diabetes for First Nations people in Canada is 3 to 5 times higher than that of other Canadian.

Source : diabetes.ca

From 1980 to 2005, the rate of diabetes more than doubled among First Nations women and more than tripled among First Nations men.

Source : ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Anishinaabe Diabetes Resources

Anishinaabe Facilitator Manual

Anishinaabe Lesson 1: Beginning the Journey

Anishinaabe Lesson 2: My Heritage; My Culture

Anishinaabe Lesson 3: What is Diabetes?

Anishinaabe Lesson 4: Exercise is Medicine

Anishinaabe Lesson 5: All Foods Are Not Created Equal

Anishinaabe Lesson 6: Water Gives Life

Anishinaabe Lesson 7: It Comes to Mind

Anishinaabe Lesson 8: Enlarge the Circle

Anishinaabe Lesson 9: Balance in All Things