Seven Generations United
Reclaiming Food, Culture, and Kinship in the Eastern Woodlands
Led by: Diosa Hall (Mohawk)
Chef • Forager • Indigenous Food Educator
Founder, The Cookhouse
Who We Are
Seven Generations United is a TEWFA-aligned initiative led by Diosa Hall, a Mohawk food sovereignty leader, raised on the Onondaga Reservation, and deeply rooted in the cultural and ecological landscapes of the Eastern Woodlands. This initiative builds bridges across generations, geographies, and communities, uniting traditional knowledge keepers, urban Indigenous people, and those who experienced poverty driven rural and reservation subsistence through food.
Our Mission
To revitalize Indigenous foodways as a foundation for healing, identity, and collective self-determination, connecting ancestral knowledge with contemporary realities for urban, reservation-based, and rural Indigenous communities across the Eastern Woodlands.
Our Story
Raised in the heart of Haudenosaunee territory, Diosa Hall (Mohawk) is a chef, wild food forager, and educator dedicated to the recovery and reinvigoration of Indigenous food systems. Her lived experience on the Onondaga Reservation, and later as a resident and food worker on the Catawba Reservation, has shaped her perspective on kinship, sovereignty, and sustainability.
Diosa’s work is rooted in the belief that food is more than sustenance—it is memory, medicine, and cultural power. She is the founder of The Cookhouse, a pow wow food vending project that blends traditional and pan-Indigenous flavors to spark conversation, visibility, and access to Indigenous foods in public spaces.
Her work centers three interwoven goals:
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Access: Making wild and traditional foods more available in both rural and urban Indigenous communities
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Education: Reconnecting youth and adults with knowledge of harvesting, preparation, and ceremony
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Visibility: Elevating Indigenous food culture in public discourse and events as a form of cultural resilience
Our Work
Seven Generations United works across the following areas:
Community Food Education
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Workshops on foraging, seed saving, seasonal eating, and Indigenous food preparation
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Teaching tools for families and schools that highlight culturally rooted food systems
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Elevating Indigenous culinary voices through events, food demos, and mobile kitchen initiatives
Bridging Urban & Rural Indigenous Communities
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Supporting urban Indians in reconnecting with traditional practices and access to land-based foods
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Creating space for urban–reservation collaboration and storytelling through shared meals and gatherings
Get Involved
In many Eastern Woodland communities, the deep disruptions caused by colonization, land loss, and forced relocation continue to separate people from traditional foodways. Seven Generations United seeks to reverse that fragmentation, restoring not only ancestral knowledge, but the interdependence between communities, ecosystems, and generations. The work of Diosa Hall embodies this movement: visionary yet rooted, practical yet ceremonial. Through food, she helps reweave the threads that connect land, story, and sovereignty.
Get Involved
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Partner with Us: Host a workshop, event, or cooking demonstration
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Support the Work: Donations help expand access to traditional food education
Contact
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