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Native Foods

Indigenous Recipes and History

Native FoodsIndigenous Recipes and History
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Traditional and Modern Native Foods

The Indian Ed Resource Advisors have provided recipes and history of Native American Foods from many different tribes. Some recipes have been around for generations and others have been adapted to a more modern style but they are all delicious and interesting. We hope you enjoy.

HOW-TO: Muscogee (Creek) Foods by Kyle Bell

Tulsa Artist Fellow Kyle Bell presents MUSCOGEE (CREEK) FOODS, a cooking how-to filmed at Phillip Deere Roundhouse in Okemah, Oklahoma. This project was made possible with support from Tulsa Artist Fellowship and IllumiNative.

HOW-TO: Muscogee (Creek) Foods by Kyle Bell

Seven Native American Chefs Share Recipes

  1. Javier Kaulaity (Kiowa): Aye'gaw'pehn'kee'tso'aye (braised buffalo) with aye'gkoon (masa polenta) and savory pumpkin
  2. Clayton Jones (Kaw and Otoe): Turkey green chili tamale pie with roasted winter squash and pinto beans
  3. Justin Pioche (Navajo): Blue corn stuffing
  4. Elena Terry (Ho-Chunk): Sweet berry wild rice
  5. Brian Pekah (Comanche): Comanche-style corn
  6. Monie Horsechief (Pawnee): National championship-winning frybread
  7. Anthony Warrior (Absentee Shawnee and Mvskoke Creek): Siwinoa blue corn pumpkin bread with cranberry compote and sweet corn maple ice cream

OsiyoTV Web Exclusive: Cooking Poke Salad

Did you know that poke greens can be poisonous if not prepared correctly? Learn the proper way to cook this traditional dish with Cherokee elder Betty Jo Smith.
OsiyoTV Web Exclusive: Cooking Poke Salad with Betty Jo Smith

Alaska Natives Menu of Recipes

Alaska's Indigenous people are divided into eleven distinct cultures with twenty different languages. Depending on where they lived and the season of the year determined the diet available to them.
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Alaskan Salmon

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Inuit Seal Hunter

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Iñupiaq Whale Hunt

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THE SIOUX CHEF

We at The Sioux Chef are committed to revitalizing Native American Cuisine and in the process we are re-identifying North American Cuisine and reclaiming an important culinary culture long buried and often inaccessible.

Inspired Dinner with Chef Nico Albert

Check out this cooking video by Chef Nico Albert! Chef Nico, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, demonstrates how to prepare a meal she created using traditional ingredients. Her dish was inspired by pieces in the Gilcrease collection, which you can find online at gilcrease.org/collections.
Inspired Dinner with Chef Nico Albert
Event Information

Cultural Supplies Drive Thru

Come to the Indian Ed building off 41st and Memorial to drive thru and pick up supplies for Cultural Activities for the week of December 7th-11th. Only 150 Cultural Activity Packets will be available which will include instructions and supplies for the following: Coloring Sheets, Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins, Pony Bead Corn on the Cob, Cornhusk Dolls and Native Food Recipes.

When?

Friday, Dec 4, 2020, 09:00 AM

Where?

7635 East 42nd Place, Tulsa, OK 74145, USA

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