"While based on an actual event between English colonizers and members of the Wampanoag Nation, the November holiday as many people celebrate it today actually took shape in the mid-nineteenth century, to help the United States heal after the Civil War."
"Like many teachings perpetuated by our education system, these inaccurate history lessons largely disregard the devastating traumas that colonialism wreaked upon the area's original residents,"
"But against all odds, steadfast cooks, seed keepers, and food sovereignty warriors have strived to maintain connection to their foodways by reviving heirloom varieties and reintroducing important ingredients to their communities."
More than 100 modern and historic recipes accompany an in-depth presentation of Indigenous culinary history and regional food traditions across North America. An Indigenous culinary movement focuses on rebuilding Native American foodways through restaurants, seed-keeping, and organizations dedicated to traditional food systems. The modern Thanksgiving holiday largely took shape in the mid-nineteenth century as part of national healing after the Civil War, and many commonly taught aspects of the Thanksgiving story are myths. Inaccurate educational narratives often obscure the traumas of colonialism. Indigenous cooks, seed keepers, and food sovereignty advocates revive heirloom varieties, reintroduce important ingredients, and preserve regional food knowledge. Southwest traditions include frost- and drought-tolerant Four Corners potato varieties.
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