Western food was unhealthy and costly. So they turned back to bison and mushrooms

The Si?a??u Nation in South Dakota is building community and climate resilience through traditional foodsOn a Wednesday summer evening on the Rosebud Reservation, members of the Si?a??u Nation arrange 12 tables to form a U in the parking lot of a South Dakota Boys & Girls Club. The tables at the Si?a??u Harvest Market are laden with homemade foods for sale: tortillas, cooked beans, pickles and fresh-squeezed lemonade.The market is one of many ways the non-profit increases access to traditional and healthful foods that also happen to come with a low climate impact. The Lakota, of which Si?a??u is one of seven nations, were traditionally hunters and gatherers, but today, the Si?a??u Co non-profit is building on both new and old traditions to fulfill its mission. Continue reading...