NATIFS

Dear friends,

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS), founded by James Beard award winner The Sioux Chef, is dedicated to addressing the economic and health crises affecting Native communities by re-establishing Native foodways. We imagine a new North American food system that generates wealth and improves health in Native communities through food-related enterprises.

NĀTIFS opened The Indigenous Food Lab in the Midtown Global Market on historic Lake Street in Minneapolis. The Indigenous Food Lab is a professional Indigenous kitchen and training center covering all aspects of:

• Food service 
• Research and development
• Indigenous food identification
• Gathering, cultivation, and preparation
• Increasing Indigenous food access and markets

Reclamation of ancestral education is a critical part of reversing the damage of colonialism and forced assimilation, and food is at the heart of this reclamation. NĀTIFS drives sustainable economic empowerment and prosperity into tribal areas through a reimagined North American food system that also addresses the health impacts of injustice.

With your support, together, we can build a new North American food system that generates wealth and improves health in Native communities through food-related enterprises.

Pilamayé + Mii-gwetch!