This five-part series offers viewers a culinary celebration of America's bounty, combining Native-American history and culture with delicious, healthy recipes inspired by indigenous foods. Much more than simply a cooking series, it's a cultural adventure across the American landscape, where viewers meet Native-American peoples, see their breathtaking environs, learn their history and traditions, and, best of all, sample their cuisine. Loretta Barrett Oden, a renowned Native-American chef, food historian and lecturer, and proud woman of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, hosts the series. With her infectious humor and unstoppable enthusiasm, Loretta travels around the country to immerse herself in the lives and traditions of numerous Native-American tribes.
Seasoned with Spirit
Food Upon the Water
first aired:
November 23, 2007
(#105)
Wild rice - manoomin - is still harvested the traditional way by the ...
Bounty of the River's Edge
first aired:
November 22, 2007
(#104)
The people of the Yurok tribe live off the bounty of the Pacific Coast ...
Return of the Buffalo
first aired:
November 21, 2007
(#103)
There is a movement among native tribes to bring the buffalo back to the ...
Cuisine of the Desert Southwest
first aired:
November 20, 2007
(#102)
Most people, when thinking of the cuisine of the southwest, think of Mexican ...
Gulf Coast Originals
first aired:
November 19, 2007
(#101)
More than 6,000 years before the Acadian French (today's Cajuns) arrived ...
