Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest medicine Although the movement was often

Although the movement was often criticized as backward and disconnected from the harsh realities of Native life

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Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest medicine Although the movement was oftenLocal foods have garnered much attention in recent years, but the concept is hardly new: Indigenous peoples have always made the most of natures gifts. Their menus were truly the original local, celebrated here in 135 home tested recipes paired with stories from tribal activists, food researchers, families, and chefs. A chapter devoted to wild rice makes clear the crucial role manoomin plays in Native cultures. Similar attention is lavished on the