Name: Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?
Uploaded: 2021-07-06T14:57:23Z
Duration: 17 min 58 s
Description: When you think of North American cuisine, do Indigenous foods come to mind? Chef Sean Sherman serves up an essential history lesson that explains the absence of Native American culinary traditions across the continent, highlighting why revitalizing Indigenous education sits at the center of a better diet and healthier relationship with the planet.

When you think of North American cuisine, do Indigenous foods come to mind? Chef Sean Sherman serves up an essential history lesson that explains the absence of Native American culinary traditions across the continent, highlighting why revitalizing Indigenous education sits at the center of a better diet and healthier relationship with the planet.

Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?

Centuries of colonial policies systematically destroyed Indigenous food systems, erasing Native American cuisines from mainstream culture. By the end of the 1800s, Indigenous land control plummeted from over 80 percent to less than two percent. Generations lost ancestral knowledge as forced assimilation and boarding schools stripped away traditional education. Reviving Indigenous foodways promises not only cultural healing but a healthier, more sustainable diet rooted in regional diversity.