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Sean Sherman Is Awarded the 2023 Julia Child Award
The New York Times
The Julia Child Foundation
Sean Sherman and NATIFS create collaborations in Hawaii to promote Indigenous Food Sovereignty on the Islands
Honolulu, Hawaii, whether you have visited or not, is one of...
“The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen” book is now available in German
Der Sioux-Chef. Indigen kochen. Das erste Kochbuch seiner Art auf Deutsch: Der Spitzenkoch von der Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation Sean Sherman erfindet eine der ältesten und gesündesten Küchen neu: die indigene. Gluten-, milch-, zuckerfreie Rezepte. Leicht nachzukochen.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Through Food and Stories: A NATIFS Collaboration
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous communities across North America. This year, on Monday, October 9th, an exciting event will take place at the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis....
Sean Sherman at the 9th Annual Julia Child Award Gala in Minneapolis, MN
2023 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT Sean Sherman Celebrate the 2023 recipient of the Julia Child Award—nationally- acclaimed chef Sean Sherman—an award-winning cookbook author, activist and founder of the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS)....
NATIFS, founder Sean Sherman announce Indigenous Peoples’ Day details at State Fair
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Minneapolis nonprofit founded by accomplished Indigenous chef Sean Sherman will be sponsoring and supporting the Minnesota State Fair's Indigenous People's Day. On Thursday, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) announced...
America’s Cultural Heritage Seeds
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems’ connection to Seed Savers Exchange — and why it matters Whether you’re an avid gardener or a black thumb, you’re likely to have heard of the Three Sisters planting method: a trio of corn, pole beans and squash...
For Many Native Americans, Fry Bread Is Tasty, Nostalgic—and Complicated
This is part of Breaking Bread, a collection of stories that highlights how bread is made, eaten, and shared around the world. Read more here. All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase...
natifs.org WELCOMES LINDA BLACK ELK AS EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist Linda Black Elk has joined as educational programming and community engagement leader.
CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS CHEF FREDDIE BITSOIE JOINS NATIFS.ORG AS CHEF-IN-RESIDENCE
Indigenous Chef Partners with Chef Sean Sherman and Minneapolis Non-Profit to Promote Indigenous Foodways Education and Food Access
Sean Sherman Is Awarded the 2023 Julia Child Award
The New York Times
The Julia Child Foundation
Nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Launches Flagship Indigenous Food Lab Market Featuring Indigenous Foods And Products
Lakota Chef Sean Sherman, Announces The June 1 Opening Of Its Flagship Market, The Indigenous Food Lab (Ifl) Market, A Kitchen And Retail Space That Offers High-Quality Indigenous Foods And Products For Sale.
Sean Sherman Residency at James Beard Foundation Space In NYC May 7- 11
“Plymouth Rock Landed On Us” will offer Indigenous and Black perspectives on American foodways and creating a better and more meaningful future for all. Join Sean Sherman, award-winning chef and advocate for Indigenous foodways, as he and his team ...
Serving Indigenous Foods at an Indigenous Conference
The NATIFS team just returned from the RES (Reservation Economic Summit) 2023 conference put on by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED). This was the 37th year of the gathering, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. We had a...
Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Hawaii
We were hosted by Kealoha Domingo of Nui Kealoha Hawaii, a Native Hawaiian chef and caterer, and Rachel LaDrig of GoFarm Hawaii, a Stateside Beginning Farmer Training Program and AgBusiness Consulting Service “Growing Hawaii’s Farmers.”
NATIFS advocates for protection of culinary arts under Indian Arts and Crafts Act
The US Department of the Interior hosted a listening session attended by NATIFS members in early April at RES2023. The session was offered to gather Tribal input on draft revisions to 25 CFR Chapter II (Indian Arts and Crafts Act). Draft revisions to the Act, first...
Showcasing meals with Indigenous ingredients and traditions
In October, Chef Sean Sherman was invited to the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, an international Slow Food Festival held in Turin, Italy. Sean and NATIFS’ Indigenous Food Lab Culinary Program Specialist Vern DeFoe (Red Cliff Ojibwe) participated as representatives of...
Uniting Native People Around Common Food Heritage
Food access and justice are inextricably intertwined. By providing education and training to give Native people access to healthy, local, Indigenous food, we can not only address serious issues of malnutrition, food-related illness, and economic impoverishment on...