First Nations Kitchen

First Nations Kitchen: Traditional indigenous meals and organic produce shared in an inclusive, welcoming environment every Sunday 4-5 pm at All Saints Indian Mission.

First Nations’ Kitchen (FNK) is an outreach program of All Saints’ Episcopal Indian Mission in Minneapolis which opened on Nov. 2, 2008. As a food justice focused ministry, FNK's intention is to provide healthy food to indigenous people, and to all, who would not otherwise have access to high-quality, fresh and organic food. We work with care to create an environment of radical hospitality and cultural empowerment.

FNK serves fare based on the ancestral diet of the First Nations people of Minnesota (bison, venison, turkey, walleye, wild rice, root vegetables and more). Every week we glean donated organic produce which we prep as needed for cooking into meals or for sharing in produce bags.  First Nations Kitchen is a ministry led by indigenous people for indigenous people. We practice relationship building and creative partnership in every part of our work, driven by our shared beliefs that respecting the dignity of all and sharing meaningful food together is vital to our community. FNK also strives to model environmentally sustainable practices in all aspects of our program.

FNK served healthy, organic, traditional indigenous food in a welcoming, family environment inside our All Saints dining room every Sunday until the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. FNK closed for 2 months, then quickly pivoted to an outside To Go meal and bagged produce which is called the Give Away. Meals and produce are shared every Sundays from 4-5 pm, even on holidays. This way of serving continues today.  As we  move into 2025 we plan to resume serving meals inside while also continuing on with the Give Away, as we see doing meets the needs of a wide range of neighbors.

The FNK program depends upon local volunteers coming from churches, schools, various organizations and our neighborhood to help with cooking, prepping, and serving. All Saints/First Nations Kitchen welcomes people of all faiths and compassionate practices, nationalities, races, genders, orientations, abilities and life experiences to the table. We ask everyone's help in creating an environment that centers Native American voices and where people of all identities can feel welcomed, safe and cared for.