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Indigenous American Food and Cookbooks

Check out these amazing Indigenous cookbooks! A great way to integrate ingredients that are native to the Americas. Enjoy some amazing ideas and try incorporating some new ingredients into your next meal.

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  • Sioux. Indigenous American fruits and vegetables, with wild and foraged ingredients. You will not find European staples such as wheat flour, dairy products, sugar, and domestic pork and beef in this cookbook! A wonderful and approachable way to cook…
    Book, 2017Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017] — 641.59297 SHERMAN
  • A Feast for All Seasons

    Traditional Native Peoples' Cuisine

    George, AndrewGairns, Robert
    Wetʼsuwetʼen. One of the pillars of Indigenous cooking has been to respect nature and its bounty, and that has never been as timely. Follow recipes for wild duck, blueberry cookies, fiddlehead stir-fry, and many more unique and creative recipes.…
    eBook, 2010Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010
  • Where People Feast

    An Indigenous People's Cookbook

    Watts, DollyWatts, Annie
    Gitk’san First Nation. For over 10 years, Annie and Dolly Watts have run one of the few Indigenous fine dining restaurants in North America, Liliget Feast House in Vancouver.
    eBook, 2007Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007
  • Fry Bread

    a Native American Family Story

    Maillard, Kevin Noble,
    Seminole Nation, Mekusukey Band. Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree…
    Book, 2019New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019. — E MAILLARD
  • Braiding Sweetgrass

    Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

    Kimmerer, Robin Wall,
    Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist, explores the reciprocal relationship between the living environment and Native American traditions. Kimmerer shares her knowledge about sustainable land stewardship to describe a more…
    Book, 2020Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2020. — 305.897 KIMMERER
  • The Native Mexican Kitchen

    A Journey into Cuisine, Culture, and Mezcal

    Glueck, RachelMorales, Noel
    Aztec and Omec. Recipes by Mexican chef Noel Morales along with his partner. Morales shares well-known plates such as birria and barbacoa, and beloved market foods like tlayudas and tacos al pastor, as well as a few of his own vegetarian and seafood…
    eBook, 2020Skyhorse, 2020
  • Native Harvests

    American Indian Wild Foods and Recipes

    Kavasch, E. Barrie
    Cherokee (Creek). This wonderful book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. Examine recipes for stuffed clams and corn chowder, clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice…
    eBook, 2013Dover Publications, 2013
  • Modern Native Feasts

    Healthy, Innovative, Sustainable Cuisine

    Andrew George Jr.
    Wetʼsuwetʼen. Andrew George Jr. was head chef for aboriginal foods at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His menus reflect the diverse new culinary landscape while being mindful of traditional, old reverence for the land and sea. George reflects on the…
    eBook, 2013Arsenal Pulp Press, 2013
  • First Nations Development Institute is offering cookbooks and recipes from Native American tribes and organizations. Preparing some of these dishes is a great way to bring a delicious taste of Native America to your table.
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