the purpose of this research is to discover culturally shared local beliefs and attitudes towards foods that may impact the acceptance of dietary recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes (t2dm) amongst ojibwe (anishinabek) in m'chigeeng first nation. culturally-appropriate grounded theory research using focus group discussions with anishinabek community members with type 2 diabetes mellitus residing in m'chigeen first nation in the manitoulin district ontario.