# Indigenous tribes push to preserve Native American food culture

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/indigenous-tribes-push-to-preserve-native-american-food-culture/
- Published: 2021-11-30T09:15:11-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: A lithograph of a Wichita Village, probably in Oklahoma, between 1850-1875. Unknown author – Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives. Image via Wikimedia Commons – Public Domain. Reporter: Melissa Sevigny. NPR – November 25, 2021. The origin story of America’s Thanksgiving holiday imagines the pilgrims surviving harsh winters because of friendly Native Americans who taught them how to farm. Since then, Indigenous peoples have had to adapt to the food system Europeans developed here. They often lack access to healthy foods. But there’s a movement to preserve traditional farming practices. From member station KNAU in Flagstaff, Ariz., Melissa Sevigny reports. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio