For us it's really important for people just to understand the plight of indigenous peoples in our own country and in our own land

and for people just to become aware of our own history because for us it's a part of the healing process to just understand history good or bad is important and

especially the bad parts of history we need to identify it and acknowledge it so we

can continue to grow and move forward with it. Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast sponsored by the Westinay Price Foundation for

Wise Traditions and Food Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for

scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.

I'm your host Total of Radagor.

This is episode 137 and my guest is Sean Sherman.

Sean is the Sioux Chef.

That's S-I-O-U-X.

Sean O-L-L-L-L-O-L-L-C-O-L-C-T-O-T-O-O-L-O-L-O-T-T-T-T-O-Toh Dakota, and he has become renowned nationally and internationally

in the culinary movement of indigenous foods.

He runs his own business as a caterer and food educator in Minneapolis, St Paul, Minnesota.

And he and his Sioux Chef team have also recently established a nonprofit

to make indigenous foods more available to his community.

His first book, The Sioux Chef's

Indigenous Kitchen, was awarded the James Beard Medal for Best American Cookbook

for 2018. Sean is all about lifting up not only local and traditional foods, but traditional cooking methods as well.

He and his teams are basically reintroducing Native American cuisine to today's world, and along with the food they are helping

all of us understand better the importance of traditional culture and wisdom.

In today's conversation, Shandel stories of his childhood. He dives into the rich food culture of his people and he explains why the time has come to encounter and reclaim the lost world of Indigenous Food Wisdom.

Before we dive into the conversation,

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