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NATIFS Manifesto: Harnessing Indigenous Food Practices to Combat Climate Change
At North American Indigenous Food Systems...
NATIFS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEAN SHERMAN BRINGS INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE TO UNITED NATIONS COP 28 IN DUBAI
MINNEAPOLIS — November 28, 2023 —North American...
New recipes from Small Business Saturday event at Indigenous Food Lab Market
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On Good Morning America – James Beard Award-winning chef revitalizing and revolutionizing Indigenous cuisine
Sean Sherman, known famously as "The Sioux...
Sean Sherman and NATIFS create collaborations in Hawaii to promote Indigenous Food Sovereignty on the Islands
Honolulu, Hawaii, whether you have visited or...
IFL Market Holiday Product Guide 2023
Cookbooks for the Home Chef in Your Life The...
Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen Visits NATIFS’ Owamni and Indigenous Food Lab
We were honored to host Cook’s Country from...
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Through Food and Stories: A NATIFS Collaboration
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a time to honor and...
NATIFS celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair
On Sunday, August 27, 2023, Dan Patch Park at...
With origin stories and modern Indigenous cuisine, a new chef comes to Minneapolis
SOURCE: by Melissa Olson | MPRnews PHOTO: Kerem...
NATIFS, founder Sean Sherman announce Indigenous Peoples’ Day details at State Fair
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Minneapolis nonprofit...
America’s Cultural Heritage Seeds
North American Traditional Indigenous Food...
NATIFS and the IFL Summer Event Recap
6/01: Grand Opening of the IFL Market In...
Nettle and Elderberry Herbal Hot Tea Recipe
Elderberry and Nettle Herbal Tea This recipe is...
How one chef is cooking up curiosity about Indigenous cuisine and causes
Chef Andrea Murdoch is busy in the kitchen of...
Nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Launches Flagship Indigenous Food Lab Market Featuring Indigenous Foods And Products
1st IFL Market now open in Minneapolis,...
RESIDENCY AT JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SPACE IN NYC MAY 7- 11
Chef Sean Sherman and members of the NĀTIFS and...
Book Talks: Notable Native People by Adrienne Keen
Our staff is constantly educating themselves and...
Terra Madre Slow Food Festival
In October, Chef Sean Sherman was invited to the...
Indigenous Food Lab and IFL Market Updates
Indigenous Food Lab Market Update The menu for...
First Alaskans Institute Annual Statewide Elders and Youth Conference
Dana Thompson (Dakota) and Rob Kinneen (Tlingit)...
An Introduction to Responsible Foraging
This blog was written in partnership with...
Completing the Circle: Two Spirit as an Act of Decolonization and Re-Indigenization
During Pride month, we find it important to talk about the Two Spirit and LGBTQ members of our community. The contributions of Two Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous people cannot be overstated, and their presence in our communities can not be over-appreciated. We have compiled an extensive list of Two Spirit materials, looking at how health, community, decolonization, and re-Indigenization impacts the Two Spirit and Indigiqueer community.
Seed Stratification – Maskiikii Gitigan
The winters are cold in Minnesota. In order for native seeds to survive the winter, they go dormant, and when the days start to warm in the spring and the ground thaws, they come out of their dormancy and germinate. The process of replicating this winter dormancy in order to germinate the seeds on your own is called stratification. If you are hoping to grow native plants from seed, which is the most cost efficient way to get native plants in your garden, there are a few ways to stratify them.
Lakota Food Summit
o the Lakota Food Summit in Rapid City from February 14th to the 17th. They had a wonderful time connecting with others about a love of food sovereignty!
Garden Update 9/28
While fall creeps in, garden manager Louis has...
Meet Thomas Andrade
Thomas Andrade came to visit us as a part of our...
Garden Update 9/3
As we approach the end of the growing season,...
Live Cooking Demo
On August 11th, we partnered with Accenture to...
Drying Tobacco
Tobacco is a very hardy plant that enjoys lots...
Heat Waves and Droughts
Recently it seems like there is an excessive...
Garden update 7/20
It's been a couple weeks since our last garden...
Lending a Hand
With the opening of our sister restaurant Owamni...
Where to Find Indigenous Foods and Food Products
One of the most asked questions we get either...
Garden Update 6/28
So it's been a couple of weeks since things...
Foraging, Harvesting, and Drying Nettle
Last week, the kitchen staff headed out to Battle Creek Park in St. Paul to go foraging. They carefully harvested a bunch of stinging nettle (using leather gloves of course!). Now despite the stinging hairs all along the leaves and stems and their bad reputation, there are actually many uses for nettle both edible and medicinal.
Welcome!
Welcome to the NĀTIFS blog! We’re happy to have you!
Garden Update 6/1
Well, we finally have plants in the ground!...
Garden Update 5/19
This summer, we are working in partnership with...