Food and Cooking

Combines traditional Chippewa stories, recalled in the elders own words, biographical reminiscences and instructions for some cultural practices. It is a rich and important collection.

Presents a tapestry of perspectives on the interplay of health, cultural ecology, diet, agriculture, and environment, which are foundations of sustainable living, rooted in the historical traditions and practices of Indigenous peoples.

Here are more than 120 traditional and modern recipes from the descendants of Louise Framst’s parents and their large extended family.

Here are more than 120 traditional and modern recipes from the descendants of Louise Framst’s parents and their large extended family; and for readers who don’t have ready access to moose, caribou or bear, there is a table of substitutions.

Imparts the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and detailed practical advice for turning garden plants into remedies.

This five-volume set is accessible to students from fourth grade through high school.

In flip-book format, this bilingual Dene Yatie-English children's book contains a variety of language activities.

Part of the Caring For Me series. Children learn about feeding our bodies with healthful food and keeping our bodies moving.

Authors review traditional agriculture, biodiversity, and the issues brought about by colonization of people and land.

Highlights indigenous ingredients, traditional recipes and contemporary recipes with ancient roots.

In this gloriously photographed book, Native food expert Lois Ellen Frank (Kiowa), presents more than 100 recipes.

A recipe for bannock follows the story, so children and their parents or teachers can read a story and have a snack together.

This cookbook from Zuni Pueblo offers recipes, folklore, and linguistic information.

In the Blue Ridge Mountains, a young child and his family prepare for Itse Selu, the Green Corn Festival.

Created to teach children about Ojibwe culture and language, including steps to gathering wild rice.

On the White Earth Reservation, a couple in their late sixties continue to harvest wild rice by canoe the traditional way.

In a short story poem, a boy talks about going for rice. Young readers will feel the teller's delight in this light-hearted, deeply satisfying book.

An array of tempting traditional Native recipes and no-nonsense practical advice about health and fitness.

During sugaring season with her family, Liza's grandmother tells her the story of how a certain little bird got its sad song.

Explores food and energy issues in tribal communities and provides examples of tribal innovation to create sustainable energy and food economies.