Recovering Our Ancestors' Gardens: A Guide to Indigenous Recipes, Diet, and Fitness by Devon Abbott Mihesuah

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  • ISBN 10 0803232535
  • ISBN 13 9780803232532
  • Published Feb 15 2006
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 295
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press
  • Imprint University of Nebraska Press

Publishers Text

Featuring an array of tempting traditional Native recipes and no-nonsense practical advice about health and fitness, "Recovering Our Ancestors' Gardens", by the acclaimed Choctaw author and scholar Devon Abbott Mihesuah, draws on the rich indigenous heritages of this continent to offer a helpful guide to a healthier life. The first half of the book consists of clear and often-pointed discussions about the generally poor state of indigenous health today and how and why many Natives have become separated from their traditional diets, sports, and other activities. Poor health, Mihesuah contends, is a pervasive consequence of colonialism. Indigenous foods and activities can be reclaimed, however, and made relevant for a healthier lifestyle today. By planting gardens, engaging in more exercise and sport, and eating traditional foods, Native peoples can emulate the health and fitness of their ancestors.The second half of the book is a collection of indigenous recipes, including Summer Salsa, Poke Salat Salad, Dakota Waskuya Soup, Osage Pounded Meat, Chickasaw Pashofa, Elk Steak, Choctaw Banaha, Comanche Ata-Kwasa, Stewed Fruit Dessert, and a one-week diet chart. Savory, natural, and steeped in the Native traditions of this land, these recipes are sure to delight and satisfy. Devon Abbott Mihesuah is the Cora Lee Beers Price Teaching Professor in International Cultural Understanding in the Center for Indigenous Nations Studies at the University of Kansas. She is the author of numerous books, most recently, "So You Want to Write about American Indians? A Guide for Writers, Students, and Scholars" and "Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism as well as the editor of American Indian Quarterly".

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