Indigikitchen
Recipe for Resilience
A three-hour class with Mariah Gladstone, exploring the history of Indigenous ingredients and cuisines.
A Taste of Indigenous Foods
Class Description
Locally harvested, pre-contact foods are a testament to the resilience of Indigenous lifestyles and should be part of our modern kitchens. Many native North American foods, both cultivated and harvested, were removed from our diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is leading the way in a food movement that is revitalizing and incorporating these important foods into the contemporary diet.
Her presentation will include a history of Indigenous food systems, as well as the relationship between cultural identity, health, and native plants and animals. During her cooking class, you will work with her to prepare some of her original recipes utilizing indigenous foods then enjoy the results of your efforts as you dine on the tasty, nutritious dishes.
Instructor
Mariah Gladstone
Mariah, Piikuni (Blackfeet) and Tsalagi (Cherokee), grew up in Northwest Montana on and near the Blackfeet Reservation. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home where she began her work on food advocacy.
She developed Indigikitchen, an online cooking platform, to revitalize and re-imagine Native foods. She then earned a Master’s degree at SUNY-ESF in the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. Mariah has been recognized as a Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow. She has shared the importance of reconnecting to traditional foods at events throughout North America and abroad, as well as through appearances on the Today Show, CBC, and more.
In addition to all this, Mariah spends her summers on the Blackfeet homelands providing a variety of cultural experiences to visitors in and around Glacier Park.
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The Details
Classes with Mariah Gladstone will take place at the large chalet at Chico Hot Springs. Nonalcoholic beverages will be provided. The cost is $250 per person.
- Wednesday, Aug 13: 3:30 to 6:30 pm
Limited to ten students per class. For more information, email us at info@elkriverarts.org.
Indigikitchen in the News
CBC News
Recipes for Resistance: Indigikitchen Teaches Diet Decolonialization
Through Indigikitchen, Gladstone creates short video cooking tutorials for recipes that use pre-contact ingredients.
High Country News
Organic Reach: Food Sovereignty Moves to the Web
Colonial contact brought foreign food and disease to tribal nations. Now, a digital generation is reconnecting with tradition.
Civil Eats
Young Women Are Reviving Indigenous Food Traditions Online
A new generation of Native Americans is celebrating its food culture and promoting good health – with the help of social media and YouTube-friendly videos.