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Native American Cuisine

Unlike common sage, white sage grows in relatively few areas, which has led to poaching and illegal harvesting.

How the Rage for Sage Threatens Native American Traditions and Recipes

In Southern California, the popularity of white sage threatens its survival.

Mark Hay April 1, 2022

The shapes of these donuts celebrate different events among the Haudenosaunee.

5 Recipes From Indigenous Chefs to Add to Your Thanksgiving Spread

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

The Gastro Obscura Team November 19, 2021

19 Places to Savor Indigenous Cuisine in North America

Celebrate the culinary prowess of Native cultures with squash burritos, sumac-seared bison, and more.

Sam O'Brien November 12, 2021

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Owamni

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

The entrance to the museum.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Thirty Nine

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Cream of fiddlehead and broccoli soup.

Ohsweken, Ontario

Yawékon by Chef Tawnya Brant

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

An Indian taco on frybread.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Watecha Bowl

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Indian Pueblo Kitchen

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Inez Cook at her restaurant.

How a First Nations Restaurateur Found Her Family Through Food

For more than a decade, Salmon n' Bannock has been serving indigenous cuisine and stories in Vancouver.

Diana Hubbell September 16, 2021

These small peaches once flourished widely over the Southwest.

Meet the Woman Restoring Native American Peaches to the Southwest

Searching for the precious trees has become Reagan Wytsalucy's calling.

Amiee Maxwell July 28, 2021

Ramps appear in early spring across the eastern United States.

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.

Amanda Gokee June 9, 2021

Chef Amy Foote preparing fresh Alaskan salmon for soup.

Why an Alaskan Hospital Added Reindeer Pot Pie and Seal Soup to Its Menu

A state-spanning network of volunteers powers the program.

Bailey Berg December 30, 2020

The Radical Act of Opening a Brewery as a Native American

Many associate beer and spirits with disease and colonialism.

Eric J. Wallace November 16, 2020

Bayfield, Wisconsin

Copper Crow Distillery

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

A wasp investigates the fruit and flowers atop a saguaro cactus south of Sells, Arizona.

The Ancient Art of Harvesting Fruit in the Desert

Treasured by the Tohono O’odham, saguaro fruit appear only in the Sonoran summer.

Chris Malloy September 25, 2020

Henrietta Gomez and Gilbert Suazo, Sr., receive a Taos Pueblo squash in 2018.

Centuries After Their Loss and Theft, Native American Seeds Are Reuniting With Their Tribes

They are being recovered from seed banks, university vaults, and museum shelves.

María Paula Rubiano A. November 2, 2022

Traditional makers still forage for sassafras leaves to make filé.

The Native-American Origins of Gumbo

While credit for the dish is widely shared, here’s how to choose ingredients that celebrate its Indigenous roots.

Morgan Randall August 7, 2020

Creating an artificial log jam in 2012.

How Constructing Enormous ‘Log Jams' Is Saving a Native Salmon

For the Quinault Indian Nation, restoring their fisheries is a multi-generation project.

Lucia Whalen July 16, 2020