modern and traditional recipes that oppose the dominant and westernized worldview of food and nutrition. While there are hundreds of astounding Indigenous cookbooks, the College of Menominee Nation staff are most familiar with the following three books and often offer these cookbooks as gifts to Menominee community members attending food sovereignty events. Mino Wiisinidaa! (Let’s Eat Good!) Traditional Foods for Healthy Living (Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commision, 2017) is a 200-page cookbook featuring traditional Anishinaabe foods such as ramps/wild leeks, wintergreen, and sweet fern. Developed to aid Tribal members in combating diabetes, obesity, and other chronic diseases, Mino Wiisinidaa! was a three-year project. It is the result of numerous interviews with Tribal community members and elders for information on favorite recipes that support healthy lifestyles. The cookbook also includes tips on gathering, processing, kitchen safety, and avoiding cross-contamination as well as harvesting references and resources. Recipe examples include walleye soup, baked rabbit, and venison and wild rice meatloaf. Under each recipe are different floral designs that indicate the harvest season of the recipe’s main traditional Anishinaabe ingredient. Mino Wiisinidaa can be purchased from Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commision.
What is your favorite Indigenous cookbook and why?
Do you have locally created cookbooks?
If yes, are these accessible to the community?
Are there any volunteer groups, church groups, or other community groups that might have local recipes saved?
Indigenous Cookbooks: Mino Wiisinidaa! Let's Eat Good!
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