Apr 8, 2024 | Indigenous Food Lab, NĀTIFS
Since its founding, NATIFS has received internship requests from all over the world. Some people simply want to “stage” at Owamni (a restaurant term for when an aspiring chef spends a period of time learning from a professional kitchen) but others want a broader...
Apr 8, 2024 | Indigenous Food Lab Market, NĀTIFS
In his talks, NATIFS Founder and Executive Director Sean Sherman often describes Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where he grew up, as one the poorest municipalities in the country – with about an 80 percent unemployment rate. Pine Ridge has the lowest life...
Feb 28, 2024 | Indigenous Food Lab, NĀTIFS
Indigenous communities around the world, along with the NATIFS team, have an annual tradition of heading out in the spring to collect sap from trees that usually start flowing in late March to early May. Black Elk and the NATIFS team decided to use the early...
Feb 14, 2024 | Indigenous Food Lab Market, NĀTIFS
A collaboration between NATIFS and Fairwave Specialty Coffee Collective = education in a cup As Indigenous Food Lab (IFL) and the IFL Market ramp up mission activities, collaborations with selected outside organizations with aligned missions offer a unique...