Sean Sherman

2 weeks ago | tastecooking.com | Sean Sherman |Mecca Bos

As I travel the world with my work revitalizing Indigenous food sovereignty, a typical conversation with a stranger often goes like this:Person: “So, what do you do?”Me: “Well, I’m a chef. I have a restaurant in Minneapolis called Owamni.”Person: “Oh! What kind of food?”Me: “Native American.”Person: “Oh, I love frybread!”I don’t always tell the person that I don’t actually serve frybread in our restaurant.

Oct 1, 2024 | eater.com | Sean Sherman |Mecca Bos |Jess Brent |JP Brammer

If you’re looking for the American heartland, an amorphous term for the center of the country, you might start at 35,000 feet, the only way many travelers ever experience the so-called flyover states. From a plane window, you’ll see plenty of farms, as you might expect.

Oct 1, 2024 | eater.com | Sean Sherman |Mecca Bos

If you stop at a roadside restaurant anywhere between North Dakota and Oklahoma, you might not immediately get a sense of culinary diversity. Many menus in rural and small-town middle America consist of high-calorie burgers and processed Caesar salads, along with a few trending items like Buffalo cauliflower or flatbreads.

Nov 23, 2023 | montereycountyweekly.com | Sean Sherman

I am a proud member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, born on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. My early memories of Thanksgiving are akin to those of most Americans – meat-and-potatoes dishes inspired by Eurocentric 1960s-era cookbooks. For many Americans, the image of Thanksgiving is one of supposed unity: the gathering of “Pilgrims and Indians” in a harmonious feast. But this version obscures the harsh truth, one steeped in colonialism, violence and misrepresentation.

Nov 21, 2023 | popularresistance.org | Sean Sherman

Above photo: The statue of Chief Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag tribe, towers above people marching during the National Day of Mourning, on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021, in Plymouth, Mass. Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty Images. Sean Sherman argues that we need to decolonize Thanksgiving. Chase Iron Eyes calls for replacing Thanksgiving with a “Truthsgiving.”Yes! by Sean ShermanI am a proud member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.