Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America is a Indigenous foodways and traditions from across North America. Sean Sherman pairs knowledge with generosity, mapping recipes as routes through memory and relation. What emerges is a work alive to place and memory—attentive to the past, urgent about the present. It invites readers to listen closely and to carry what they learn into the world.

Why We Picked It

Because food is memory you can taste. Sean Sherman maps a cuisine rooted in land and reciprocity.

Details

• Author: Sean Sherman
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: November 11, 2025
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