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...
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, NĀTIFS
Anyone who has been obsessed with the flavors of Owamni or Indigenous Food Lab– and there are lots of us– is in luck, as NATIFS and Indigenous Food Lab roll out its ongoing education class programming– programming that goes far beyond recipe videos, or how to apply...
Feb 12, 2024 | Indigenous Food Lab, NĀTIFS
When Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) was in college, she was hanging out in her dorm one day and smelled burning. She followed her nose to the source, as one does. She found a dormmate making cookies. Following the recipe, she placed the cookies on a baking...
Jul 28, 2023 | Events, Indigenous Food Lab, Indigenous Food Lab Market, NĀTIFS
6/01: Grand Opening of the IFL Market In celebration of the grand opening of the IFL Market, NATIFS hosted a community open house June 1, 2023. This is the first Indigenous Food Lab Market; we envision opening other IFL Markets across the country, each servicing the...
Nov 18, 2022 | Indigenous Food Lab, Indigenous Food Lab Market
Indigenous Food Lab Market Update The menu for our hot lunch bar in the upcoming Indigenous retail market is taking shape. The theme is “Choose Your Direction”, which is a “Build Your Own” meal concept where the customer can choose from a variety of proteins,...
