A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby

A new Native American cookbook urges you to look nearby

By Korsha Wilson, The New York Times Before even the idea of a United States, Indigenous communities referred to the vast expanse of what is now North America, with its mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, as Turtle Island. Just as a turtle’s shell has segments (scutes), the various groups each had their own sections of the continent, linked through tradition and ways of eating. Highlighting that past is at the heart of chef Sean Sherman’s wo…

A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby

Before even the idea of a United States, Indigenous communities referred to the vast expanse of what is now North America, with its mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, as Turtle Island. Just as a turtle’s shell has segments (scutes), the various groups each had their own sections of the continent, linked through tradition and ways of eating. Highlighting that past is at the heart of chef Sean Sherman’s work. He sees food and restaurants as a…