Valerie Segrest

Author . Nutritionist . Educator .

Valerie Segrest is a Muckleshoot nutrition educator and writer whose work is rooted in Indigenous foodways, the Salish Sea region, and trust-based approaches to health, education, and community collaboration.

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How to Do Thanksgiving with Less Waste
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How to Do Thanksgiving with Less Waste
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This TikTok Food Trend Is More Than 10,000 Years Old
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This TikTok Food Trend Is More Than 10,000 Years Old
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It looks shiny and new on social media, but smoked salmon has been part of Indigenous tradition for centuries.

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Most Influential: Valerie Segrest
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Most Influential: Valerie Segrest
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Valerie Segrest’s elders and her community are the reason she dedicated her life to food systems.

Segrest grew up a part of the Muckleshoot Tribe, located just south of Auburn, in a community where the closest grocery store was nearly 10 miles away in an area considered “food insecure.” Her elders often told her, “If I just had access to my traditional foods and medicines, I wouldn’t be sick.”

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Native foods educator Valerie Segrest on marking Thanksgiving with respect
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Native foods educator Valerie Segrest on marking Thanksgiving with respect
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3 recipes for honoring Native foods and true history this Thanksgiving
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3 recipes for honoring Native foods and true history this Thanksgiving
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First Foods: How Native people are revitalizing the natural nourishment of the Pacific Northwest
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First Foods: How Native people are revitalizing the natural nourishment of the Pacific Northwest
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