University of Wisconsin–Madison

Oneida Outreach

OUTREACH AT ONEIDA. In coordination with Dr. Robert Dempsey’s Stroke Prevention in the Wisconsin Native American Population Study, Health Coach Amanda Riesenberg hosted a tribal event in late June at the Oneida Nation near Green Bay, WI. Families learned the history of the long house, sorted The Three Sisters seeds, identified native plants on a nature walk, ate buffalo wild rice casserole, and explored the connection between traditional teaching and modern medicine at the Amelia Cornelius Culture Park.  

 

Dr. Robert Dempsey greets attendees at the Oneida cultural center along with Health Coach Amanda Riesenberg and her team.
Dr. Robert Dempsey greets attendees at the Oneida cultural center along with Health Coach Amanda Riesenberg and her team.

 

Coach Amanda Riesenberg, Dr. Robert Dempsey, and local Oneida members joke about the intersections between modern medicine and traditional ways.
Coach Amanda Riesenberg, Dr. Robert Dempsey, and local Oneida members joke about the intersections between modern medicine and traditional ways.

 

Diane Dempsey, PhD, points out a biospecimen during the native plant walk at the Oneida Nation.
Diane Dempsey, PhD, points out a biospecimen during the native plant walk at the Oneida Nation.

 

Dr. Robert Dempsey teaches tribal families about the intersections between traditional teachings and modern medicine.
Dr. Robert Dempsey teaches tribal families about the intersections between traditional teachings and modern medicine.

 

Shapiro Student Thomas Staniszewski and Clinical Research Coordinator Jenna Maybock lead student groups in the Amelia Cornelius Culture Park log cabins.
Shapiro Student Thomas Staniszewski and Clinical Research Coordinator Jenna Maybock lead student groups in the Amelia Cornelius Culture Park log cabins.