Steak &\; Bell Pepper Roll Ups< /strong>: bison or beef\, avocado oil\, maple vinegar (or apple cider vine gar)\, tomato paste\, garlic powder\, bell peppers\, red onion
\n\nLocally harvested\, pre-contact foods are a testament to the resilie nce of Indigenous lifestyles and should be part of our modern kitchens. Ma ny native North American foods\, both cultivated and harvested\, were remo ved from our diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is leading the way in a food movement that is revitalizing and incorporati ng these important foods into the contemporary diet. Her presentation will include a history of Indigenous food systems\, as well as the relationshi p between cultural identity\, health\, and native plants and animals. Duri ng her cooking demonstration\, she will prepare one of her original recipe s and showcase other indigenous foods that can easily be used in your own kitchen.
\nMariah Gladstone\, Piikuni (Blackfeet) and Tsalagi (Chero kee)\, grew up in Northwest Montana on and near the Blackfeet Reservation. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Eng ineering and returned home where she began her work on food advocacy. She developed Indigikitchen\, an online cooking platform\, to revitalize and r e-imagine Native foods. She then earned a Master&rsquo\;s degree at SUNY-E SF in the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. Mariah has been r ecognized as a Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow by the First Nations Devel opment Institute\, as well as a 2025 Castanea Fellow by the Earth Island I nstitute. She has shared the importance of reconnecting to traditional foo ds at events throughout North America and abroad\, as well as through appe arances on the Today Show\, CBC\, and numerous podcasts. In addition to al l this\, Mariah offers a variety of cultural experiences for visitors to t he Blackfeet Nation and Glacier National Park. Mariah released her first b ook\, Mountains to Oceans: Kids&rsquo\; Recipes from Native Land\, in Janu ary 2025
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