Food and Culture: Lesson 2: Native Americans
Pick two regional areas of traditional Native American cuisine to research.
Recipe Source and Recipe Goldmine are good sources for such recipes.
Recipe Source and Recipe Goldmine are good sources for such recipes.
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A Traditional Northeastern Indian Meal
Strawberry Juice
A Traditional Southeastern Indian Meal
A Traditional Great Plains Indian Meal
Peppermint Tea
A Traditional Southwestern Indian Meal
A Northwest Coast Indian Meal
- Describe the similarities and differences between the two in terms of types of foods used and preparation of those foods. For these regions, you might consider making a menu of some of these dishes and or preparing and sampling them. If you choose to do this, please leave a comment with a link to a post on this for others to see.
- Research Native Americans that live/lived near where you live. Have they influenced the foods that you eat today? If so, what dishes can you trace back to an American Indian dish?
- In Native American culture, what is considered the cause of illness?
- Research and describe the uses of corn for the traditional Native American.
- What is the contemporary American Indian's diet and how has it been influenced by their history? Does this sub-culture of America have a lot of any particular illnesses that could be influenced by their diet? (diabetes, for example)
