Across the U.S., chef Sean Sherman found restaurants serving food from many different cultures: Mexican, Japanese, Indian, and more. But there was one thing he struggled to find—Native American restaurants. That’s why Sherman opened the Indigenous Food Lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in August 2020. Today it’s a training center that teaches people how to make traditional Indigenous food. It also has a market for Native-made goods and meals.
Sherman is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. It’s one of 574 Indigenous Nations across the U.S. Each Nation has its own food traditions based on its local plants and animals. “In every single region across North America, Indigenous food is unique,” says Sherman.
Chef Sean Sherman has traveled across the U.S. He found restaurants serving food from different cultures, such as Mexican, Japanese, and Indian. But he struggled to find Native American restaurants. That’s why Sherman created the Indigenous Food Lab in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in August 2020. The lab teaches people how to make traditional Indigenous food. It also has a market for Native-made goods and meals.
Sherman is part of the Oglala Lakota Nation. It’s one of 574 Indigenous Nations across the U.S. Each Nation has unique food. Their food is based on local plants and animals. “In every single region across North America, Indigenous food is unique,” says Sherman.