Inside Julia's Kitchen
Meet Sean Sherman
Jul 28, 2023
Chef and activist Sean Sherman discusses his background, preserving indigenous food knowledge, and receiving the Julia Child Award. They talk about his unique dishes at his restaurant, a wamni, and the challenges of food distribution. They also discuss sourcing local and indigenous ingredients and his upcoming exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
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- The importance of understanding and preserving the diverse culinary heritage of indigenous communities and decolonizing menus by removing non-indigenous ingredients.
- The mission of Sean Sherman's nonprofit organization, Natives, to address the lack of access to indigenous foods in tribal communities and the goal of scaling up the Indigenous Food Lab concept to empower native-owned restaurants and businesses.
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The Importance of Indigenous Foodways
Chef Sean Sherman, the recipient of the Julia Child Award, discusses the significance of indigenous foodways and their preservation. He highlights the importance of understanding the diverse culinary heritage of indigenous communities in the US and around the world. Sherman shares his personal journey of reconnecting with his Lakota ancestry, discovering the invisibility of Native American foods in mainstream culinary culture, and the need to decolonize menus by removing non-indigenous ingredients. He emphasizes the power of food as a language that connects people and cultures, envisions a future with more native eateries, and works to empower indigenous food producers.
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