“Native American food” is incredibly diverse. Loretta Barrett Oden, chef and member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, has studied the foodways of North and South America – which has proven useful as she creates a pan-Oklahoma (39 Nations!) menu for the new First Americans Museum. Her thoughts on fry bread are … nuanced.

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Journal of American Indian Education

US Forest Service

Government of the Northwest Territories

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Native Food Systems

National Geographic

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