Per Sherry Pocknett chef owner of Sly Fox Den Too restaurant:

“Everything that comes out of the ocean is Indigenous food.”

Her Nation (commonly called a Tribe) is the Mashpee Wampanoag. She is the James Beard Award-winning Northeast chef based in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Pocknett’s restaurant serves food native to her culture.

I too prefer to eat what swims in the blue sea or grows on the green earth.

You can buy a copy of the November Bon Appetit magazine to read the Pocknett story.

We are all of us Indigenous or not losing our moorings in this precious world that is God’s gift to us to live on.

We need to truly embrace not just tolerate others’ unique perspectives. We have so much to learn from each other that can help us live happy healthy lives together.

Decades ago I watched a band of Native Americans give a musical performance. The lead singer told the audience that Native American history is OUR history not just theirs. They are our ancestors too.

It’s time to honor embrace and accept Indigenous Nations as American royalty so to speak. They were here before us and we’re ravaging their land that we took over and live on today.

No one can achieve perfection in our lifetime. However we can strive to do better and be a little better every day.

I’ll end here by saying that whatever we’re doing in tiny ways can make a big difference.

Like with climate change little actions can be sustainable versus drastic dramatic action you’re forced to take after the damage has been done.

I recommend subscribing to Bon Appetit magazine. It’s gotten better with the new Editor in Chief.