Part I of our “We Are What We Eat” series.
Three years ago, chef Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, published a Lakota cookbook about pre-colonization foods. He started his quest when he realized there weren’t many regional-focused Indigenous cookbooks on the market.
He set out to compile the history and vast knowledge Indigenous people have about their food systems, from wild plants to medicine and crafting. Sherman looked into what seeds are still alive today, and how Indigenou