5/25/2023 0 Comments Moab by Mara RamirezGoldtooth performed a traditional sheep butchering last year in order to deliver fresh mutton to elders around Moab on behalf of the FCIC. KUER Leslie Goldtooth (L) and Nate Lee (R) enjoyed a cup of Navajo tea along with the blue corn mush. Ramirez said they have raised $150,000 and delivered over 600 bags of food and cleaning supplies since March.Īfter filling 30 bags with corn for the elders, Ramirez ducked into a small kitchen next to the courtyard to help prepare blue corn mush for the other volunteers and talk about the group’s beginning. Eighteen months later, the non-profit has turned its efforts toward keeping Native elders safe during COVID-19, as well as added resources for Native residents of Grand and San Juan counties. Ramirez founded Full Circle Intertribal Center in May 2019 in order to help build community among Moab’s Native population. “This is traditional steamed corn, which goes to our elders,” she said, throwing small sacks of the corn into the bags. They are filled with supplies for Native elders and single mothers around Moab. She’s tall and thin, with long black hair that touched the ground when she reached down to count the bags. Kristen Ramirez, who is White Mountain Apache, moved between them, giving directions. Before the pandemic, Full Circle Intertribal Center brought people together to cook traditional foods like this. KUER Ramirez stirs blue cornmeal and water together to make blue corn mush, a traditional food made by Native people in the Southwest.
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