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2022
Health & Tradition: Diabetes Prevention with Tonya Wapskineh

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Cherokee Nation citizen Tonya Wapskineh is a community health advocate who believes health and culture go hand-in-hand. She tells us how diabetes prevention can be achieved through healthy eating and by practicing traditional Cherokee games like chunkey.

In This Episode

Cherokee Nation citizen Tonya Wapskineh is a community health advocate who believes health and culture go hand-in-hand. She tells us how diabetes prevention can be achieved through healthy eating and by practicing traditional Cherokee games like chunkey.

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