Little Bear describes to Kakoli Mitra his Native American-led organization’s food pantry program, as he stands in front of produce distribution activities in West Oakland (California, United States), which is a food desert (there are almost no grocery stores selling fresh produce). He talks about how, many years ago, he and his young daughter used to cook food for unhoused (homeless) people in their community and how that inspires him to continue to feed marginalized people long after her untimely death. Little Bear explains how cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area are targeting unhoused people and ripping out their encampments, leaving them little or no options to sleep, eat, and live. He also talks about his organization, Curyj, and the other nonprofit organizations, like Hope for the Heart, who collect excess fresh produce from larger grocery stores for distribution to those in need.
Curyj: Community-Led Food Pantry in West Oakland
Little Bear talks about his organization’s food pantry project, which he leads, and through which they distribute fresh produce and prepared foods to marginalized community members, such as unhoused people and residents of West Oakland (California, United States).
Little Bear (he) is a chef, community leader, and Native American Elder, who, for several decades, has been combining his passion for cooking and care to feed the marginalized, poor, and unhoused and build community resilience through compassion.
Indigenous Central America, Indigenous North America | Taíno
United States
Curyj
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