indigenous foods

Summer is prime season for conventions, which are often catered. At a recent event held for Native Americans in Grand Ronde, special effort was taken to feed attendees traditional food.

Multiple tribes have started to re-learn how to traditionally harvest camas flowers. The bulbs of these deep purple flowers were once a staple of indigenous diets in the Pacific Northwest.

A prized plant for regional Native Americans has been carefully cultivated for more than 3,500 years, according to an Oregon State University study.

The modern American diet – with its on-the-shelf processed foods in grocery stores, Big Macs and Doritos Locos Tacos at drive-through eateries – has…