Indigenous cooking

Talking bean bread, hominy, and a one-of-a-kind cookbook with its last surviving author

Culture Tuesday: An Exploration of Native American Cuisine of North America + 5 Vegan Native American recipes.

From maple-glazed squash to hominy-turkey stew, these dishes celebrate the people and flavors of this land.

Chef Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) is working to draw attention to the cuisine of America’s Indigenous cultures and reclaim Indigenous food knowledge. After mastering European dishes in restaurants across Minneapolis, Sherman shifted his focus to the recipes of his ancestors and embraced the budding Indigenous food movement. In 2014 Sherman founded a catering company, Sioux Chef, specializing in Indigenous foods that eliminate the use of European ingredients.

November is Native American Heritage Month and with Thanksgiving approaching, so what better time to learn about indigenous cooking and its flavorful and nutritious ingredients.

Sixty percent of the food eaten in the world today was developed over thousands of years by the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. Traditional foods remain an important part of our cultural…

The chiltepin is a tiny, powerfully spicy chile that’s the genetic grandparent of nearly every chile varietal cultivated in the United States. It’s a living emblem of how Indigenous ingredients...

There are quite a few legends within various Indigenous communities involving the three sisters: corn, bean and squash. The ancient and advanced farming techniques from the Cherokee and so many other tribes throughout the East Coast yielded countless strains of these ingredients, in many sizes, colors and flavors. These diverse seeds are not only a direct connection to the past, but a symbol of resistance to the destruction of our cultures. This recipe showcases the simplicity of these…

There’s no better way to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day than cooking up some amazing First Nations/Indigenous cuisine of Canada at home. These recipes — including a few from me at Kekuli Cafe Coffee & Bannock in British Columbia — all have amazing ingredients that First Nations, Inuit and Métis people use in their traditional fresh food cooking styles. Recognize and celebrate the Indigenous people (and cuisine) of Canada by enjoying some of these recipes from all over the country.

One quick note; we’ll be writing these recipes as my own tribe usually does. I strongly recommend reading the entire way through a recipe before you zip out to the store to gather ingredients.