Indigikitchen Cooking Class: A Recipe for Resilience

Indigenous lifestyles have been resilient over the years, and one way to celebrate this is by incorporating locally harvested pre-contact foods into modern kitchens. Unfortunately, many native North American foods, both cultivated and harvested, were removed from their diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is at the forefront of a food movement that aims to revitalize and reintroduce these important foods into contemporary diets. Through a brief presentation on Indigenous food systems and the relationship between cultural identity, health, and native plants and animals, participants will harvest, prepare, and enjoy a full meal of original indigenous recipes.
Mariah Gladstone, Piikuni (Blackfeet) and Tsalagi (Cherokee), grew up in Northwest Montana on and near the Blackfeet Reservation. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home, where she began her work on food advocacy.