Sean Sherman's The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen is a groundbreaking cookbook that reclaims pre-colonial Native American cuisine, focusing on ingredients and techniques that sustained Indigenous peoples for millennia. Sherman presents recipes free from colonial ingredients like wheat, dairy, and sugar, celebrating the rich culinary traditions that were nearly erased by colonization. More than a cookbook, it's a manifesto for food sovereignty and cultural reclamation, proving that Indigenous cuisine is sophisticated, diverse, and vital.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Sherman understands that food is sovereignty, and that reclaiming traditional foodways is an act of decolonization. This cookbook doesn't just teach recipes, it teaches us to see Indigenous cuisine as the complex, evolved tradition it is, not a relic of the past but a living practice.

DETAILS: • Author: Sean Sherman • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press • Format: Hardcover • Publication Date: October 10, 2017 • ISBN: 9780816699797 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days