Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations explained

Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations is a 2002 cookbook by Lois Ellen Frank, food historian, cookbook author, photographer, and culinary anthropologist.^{[1] [2] [3]} The book won a 2003 James Beard award, the first Native American cuisine cookbook so honored.^{[4] [5]} CNN called it "the first Native American cookbook to turn the heads of James Beard Foundation award judges".^[6]

Frank was working in advertising as a commercial photographer for mass-market food and beverage products when a mentor questioned the meaningfulness of her work, and she had a "moment of reckoning."^{[7] [8]} She proposed a book on Native American cuisine to publishers in New York, who told her "that Native people didn't have a cuisine, and that I didn't have the credentials to write any such book." She returned to school to earn a Master's and then a PhD in Cultural Anthropology, and recalls that "at the time, they were teaching that American cuisine was made up of immigrant populations. The traditions of Native kitchens were largely overlooked."

The book was published in 2002 by Ten Speed Press and collects recipes from the Hopi, Ute, Pueblo, and other Southwestern tribes.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

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2. Book: The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen. Sean Sherman. Beth Dooley. University of Minnesota Press. 2017. 978-0-8166-9979-7.
3. Web site: Rediscovering Native American cuisine before it gets lost. 2019-01-02. Food Management. 2019-07-27.
4. Web site: The first truly American cuisine is having a revival. Biggers. Ashley. September 5, 2018. CNN. en. October 4, 2019.
5. News: Star grazing. Swanson. Stevenson. May 14, 2003. Chicago Tribune.
6. Web site: The first truly American cuisine is having a revival . Biggers . Ashley . 2018-09-05 . CNN . en . 2019-06-07.
7. Web site: The 'Nativore' Chef Working to Improve Nutrition in Indigenous Communities. Babb. Robin. May 22, 2019. Civil Eats. October 4, 2019.
8. News: Chef Lois Ellen Frank demystifies new Native American cuisine. Frederich. Lori. November 20, 2013. OnMilwaukee.com. October 4, 2019. en.
9. Web site: Lois Ellen Frank. NPR.org. en. 2019-07-27.
10. Book: Frank, Lois Ellen. Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations: Traditional & Contemporary Native American Recipes. 2002. Ten Speed Press. 9781580083980. en.