Celebrating ‘Food Is Medicine’ across First Nations communities – FNHA
Mar 3, 2026
March is National Nutrition Month, and we are excited to launch the First Nations Health Authority’s (FNHA) annual Food is Medicine wellness campaign. Throughout the month, we celebrate and uplift the many ways food connects us to culture, land, and traditions, a wholistic view of wellness that First Nations people have embraced since time immemorial.
Food plays a unique and powerful role in the lives of First Nations people. It’s about more than “eating healthy.” It’s about exploring our connection to food and the ways we harvest, gather, cook, eat and share it, while honouring our relationships with people, lands, waters, plants, and animals.
This year’s campaign highlights seasonal foods, land-based teachings, and culturally rooted practices that nourish the whole person—body, mind and spirit. Throughout the month, FNHA’s Wellness Team will share stories, videos, workshops, and teachings about food from a First Nations perspective.
