Change Everything, Feed Your People with Sean Sherman and Kate Nelson
What happens when food becomes a blueprint for liberation?
On this episode of All My Relations, we’re joined by Chef Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota) and journalist/co-author Kate Nelson (Tlingit) to talk about Turtle Island—a cookbook, a history lesson, and a future-facing manifesto for Indigenous food sovereignty.
We get into what it means to remove colonial borders (and colonial ingredients), why Indigenous foodways are global and relational, and how Sean’s nonprofit model is moving real resources back into Indigenous communities—from Native producers to Native jobs.
Along the way: moose stew, fir tips, colonized palates, seed keepers, Buffalo Bird Woman’s garden, and a clear-eyed conversation about ICE, labor, and who actually feeds this country. Food is the entry point—but sovereignty is the goal. Just change everything. Feed your people.
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Resources:
Purchase Turtle Island Today: https://shoptidelands.com/products/books-whereas-copy?variant=47505083924728
To learn about Sean’s work and North American Traditional Food Systems
Kate’s Work: https://www.kateanelson.com/
Esquire Article: https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a36474711/chef-sean-sherman-owamni-indigenous-minneapolis-restaurant-profile/
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Credits:
Film Production and Edit by Francisco “Pancho” Sánchez
Production Assistant Mandy Yeahpau
Produced by Matika Wilbur
Co/hosted by Temryss Lane
Social Media & Episode Artwork by Katana Sol
Episode Transcript:
Transcript coming soon.
