From her base in Santa Fe, Lois Ellen Frank PhD, specializes in revitalizing ancestral Native American cuisine. Having spent 27 years documenting and working with the foods and lifeways of Native American communities in the Southwest, she teaches tribal communities all over the Americas about Indigenous concepts of food and gardening. Her catering company, Red Mesa Cuisine, features Native American, local, and sustainably sourced foods with a modern twist, including wild ingredients hand gathered from Native American nations all over the United States. Dr. Frank will speak about Native American foods, past and present, and the efforts to “re-indigenize” the Native peoples’ diets for a healthier life.
Her new book is Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients.
Her partner in Red Mesa, Chef Walter Whitewater (Diné [Navajo]) will join Dr. Frank in the presentation.