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Turtle Island Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America

Sean Sherman

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Uncover the stories behind the foods that have linked the natural environments, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples across North America for millennia through more than 100 ancestral and modern recipes from three-time James Beard Award–winning Oglala Lakota chef Sea...

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

The book was discussed as a look at the cuisine of Indigenous Peoples across North America, reflecting a modernized Native American culture and culinary approach. The author explained that the book involved a massive community effort to gather perspectives from various regions across Turtle Island.

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James Beard award-winning chef Sean Sherman sits down with Ronny to discuss his new book "Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America."

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The book was discussed as a look at the cuisine of Indigenous Peoples across North America, reflecting a modernized Native American culture and culinary approach. The author explained that the book involved a massive community effort to gather perspectives from various regions across Turtle Island.

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James Beard award-winning chef Sean Sherman sits down with Ronny to discuss his new book "Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America."

The winning chef whose new book is called Turtle Island, Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.

And we're just kind of showcasing because we never want to be stuck in the past, you know. We don't want to... We've been through all this erasure. We've been through all this misunderstanding. But there's so much beauty here. And, you know, there's... You know, the food really kind of speaks for itself.

And, you know, people can experience this philosophy. And we're pushing healthy food because, like, everything in the restaurant is gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, soy-free, pork-free. You know, and it's just because of that's just the philosophy of how we're cooking. And we're normalizing not only indigenous foods but eating healthier, a lot more plant diversity, a lot more protein diversity. And just kind of showcasing what's possible. You know, and plus we're looking at all of North America from Mexico through Alaska, which kind of reflected in this book that we just put out.

No, we're not a museum. Right. You're not trying to eat what they ate back then. Yeah. For me, it's almost like, it's like if Native American culture had been allowed to modernize to today, if it had been allowed to develop, this is the outcome. Absolutely.

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