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Indigenous Traditions to Improve Food Security


Novel Recounts History Through Eyes of Young Girls

On the Tuesday edition of the ICT Newscast, a Minnesota organization is raising farmers. A new novel recounts history through the eyes of young girls. A New Mexico chef previews the season of red and green chile.


The Surprising History of New Mexican Cuisine

It's not Tex-Mex and it's not Mexican. New Mexican cuisine is unique as goes back millennia. Today, the food is a fusion of Native American, Spanish and Anglo tastes.



Native American Parfait Dessert

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Chef Lois Ellen Frank, of Red Mesa Cuisine, prepares an Indigenous parfait composed of corn pudding and berry compote. The multicolored layers of this delightful dessert resemble a sand painting, forming a beautiful, delicious and nutritious traditional dish to share with loved ones.


Southwest Spice Elk Rub with Cherry Sauce

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Chef Walter Whitewater (Diné/Navajo) of Red Mesa Cuisine shares a recipe for elk prepared with a southwest spice rub and cherry sauce. This elk dish is a meal appropriate for special occasions, such as after a hunt, ceremony, or gathering.


Minestrone Cooking

Navajo Nation Office of the First Lady and Second Lady, in partnership with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) present a cooking demonstration for a soy and nut-free minestrone soup.

First Lady Phefelia Nez shared one of her favorite recipes and Chef Walter Whitewater, Navajo, from Pinon, AZ, and Chef Lois Ellen Frank, who make up Red Mesa Cuisine in Santa Fe, NM, prepared the recipe provided by First Lady Nez. They also included a no-fry frybread option, and developed a cooking demonstration video.

This video will benefit the Native Food for Life Online Class Series, available through Native Americans for Community Outreach (NACA). Please contact NACA health educator Shonri Begay, smbegay@nacainc.org, for more information.


Cactus Pad Salsa


NM Prickly Pear Festival

Cactus Pad Salad and Salmon with Prickly Pear Glaze



Red Chile Sauce from Dried Pods


Culinary Juniper Ash


Blue Corn Mush Parfait with Mixed Berry Compote


Pinto Bean Spread


IAIA Indigenous Food Class


Why You MUST Try Native American Cuisine | AJ+

Native American cuisine is America's original food, dating back some 10,000 years. So why don't we see Native restaurants on every street corner in the U.S.? Yara went on a road trip through the American Southwest to find out.


Native Food-preneurs: Grassroots and Global Chefs Panel

April 20, 2020


Food is our medicine and it is important to eat healthy during stressful times.

April 1, 2020

Instagram Live with @philipb


FOOD IS MEDICINE: NATIVE HEALTH AND CULTURAL FOODSCAPES - PART 1

On a winter morning in Reno, Nevada, on the homelands of the Washoe nation, host Melissa Nelson has a conversation with Native chefs and health educators Dr. Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater. They all converged in this area for a “Food Sovereignty and Native Peoples Health” event at the University of Nevada, Reno, hosted by Dr. Deb Harry (Pyramid Lake Paiute), professor of Gender, Race, and Identity. 

For this first episode of season two, the Native Seed Pod dives into the topic of ‘Food is Medicine,’ learning from Lois and Walter about Native cuisine, healing through food, and the intercultural unity that can emerge through shared food traditions, or what they call “cultural foodscapes.”


FOOD IS MEDICINE: NATIVE HEALTH AND CULTURAL FOODSCAPES - PART 2

Join us for Part 2 of Food Is Medicine with Native chefs Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater as we continue exploring their work on My Native American Power Plate, tribal-specific food cultures, decolonizing our diets, and handing off traditional food knowledge to the next generation.


Tséhootsooí Medical Center Dietary Services welcomes Chef Walter Whitewater from Red Mesa Cuisine, LLC. Come try our Plant Base special menu developed by Professional Native American Chef Walter Whitewater.


Lois Ellen Frank

NM PBS Colores Episode

Special | 26m 43s

Lois Ellen Frank, Santa Fe Native Food Historian and Chef, celebrates the Magic Eight and the Indigenous Foodscape.


Native American Cuisine and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

October 2018 - Podcast

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Road Scholar

August 2018

Taste the traditions of the Southwest as you and your grandchild learn about pre-Columbian cuisine, visit a local farm and practice your cooking at a private home at a Pueblo.


Be Bold Podcast

June 2018


Partnership with Native Americans (PWNA)

December 2017

Food Insecurity and Nutrition in Tribal Communities

Healthy food choices are in abundance for most Americans. Fresh fruits and vegetables are just a short car ride away, if not within walking distance. But, for our Native American citizens, that is not always the case. Hear Chef Lois Ellen Frank, a Pascua Yaqui Tribal member, and a PWNA staff member discuss what is being done to address the issue and how the Native American Food Movement is supporting a return to healthy, traditional diets in Indian Country.


Stony Brook University - Native American Cuisine and Culture Event

November/December 2017


James Beard Winner Lois Ellen Frank

Be Bold Podcast with Beth Whitman

July 11, 2017

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New Mexico in Focus

December 2016

Learn about the traditional foods of pueblo communities in New Mexico. Correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with chef Lois Ellen Frank and Roxanne Swentzell, co-editor of "The Pueblo Food Experience Cookbook" to discuss food traditions and why some Native American are returning to the diets of their ancestors.


FUZE.SW 2014

Award winning Santa Fe-based chef, author, Native foods historian, culinary anthropologist, and photographer Lois Ellen Frank, PhD. gives the keynote address at FUZE.SW 2014, a weekend-long celebration of food with a focus on Native American cuisine, in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September 2014.

Award winning Santa Fe-based chef, author, Native foods historian, culinary anthropologist, and photographer Lois Ellen Frank gives the keynote address at FUZE.SW 2014, a weekend-long celebration of food with a focus on Native American cuisine, in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September 2014.


Traditional Superfood
Interview on American Calling

June 9, 2014

Food trends come and go. The latest foods to be labeled a “superfood” in the media include cauliflower and coconut. Do you pay attention to reports that certain foods are especially good for your health? In Native America, our traditional foods contain valuable nutrients that nourish our bodies and connect us to past generations. What are your traditional foods? How are you using traditional foods to help improve your health or the health of your community?

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The Power to Heal Diabetes: Food for Life in Indian Country Featuring Neal Barnard, M.D. and Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D.

May 2014

Three Color Coleslaw

Corn Mush Pudding with Berry Compote

No Fry Bread

Green Chile Enchilada

How to Cook with Beans

Pinon Chile Beans


Three Sisters | Bioneers Indigenous Knowledge

April 2014


TASTE OF TULALIP — THE CULINARY FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
5th Anniversary Highlights Include Extraordinary Epicurean Events, Celebrity Chefs & Sommelier Superstars 

http://www.chefs-resources.com/taste-of-tulalip-2013-celebration-dinner/


The Practical Guide to Healthier Living


FOX New Mexico

July 2011

Chef and Author Lois Ellen Frank Brings Food for Life Recipes to Help Beat Diabetes with Three Sister's Sauté and Indian No Fry Bread (or Tortilla Bread).


Dreaming New Mexico

March 2010