| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Native American Pantry | p. 12 |
Chapter 1 | Soups | |
| Acorn Squash and Tepary Bean | p. 28 |
| Aztec Bean and Roasted Green Chili | p. 30 |
| How to Roast Chilies | p. 32 |
| Chaco Canyon / Ancestral Puebloans | p. 34 |
| Cheyenne Beef and Sage | p. 36 |
| Forest Acorn | p. 38 |
| Beef vs. Bison-Which Is Better | p. 40 |
| Cheyenne | p. 42 |
| Onion, Celery Root, and Parsnip | p. 44 |
| Pinto Bean and Onion | p. 46 |
| Rahbit Stew with Corn Dumplings | p. 48 |
| Red Potato | p. 50 |
| Sweet Summer Corn Broth | p. 52 |
| Three Sisters Bean Stew | p. 54 |
| Hopi | p. 56 |
| Wampanoag Cherrystone Clam | p. 58 |
| Wampanoag and Haudenosaunee | p. 60 |
Chapter 2 | Salads and Vinaigrettes | |
| Amaranth with White Wine Vinaigrette | p. 66 |
| Cholla Buds with Pinon Nuts and Lime Vinaigrette | p. 68 |
| Dungeness Crab and Apple | p. 72 |
| Great Northern Beans with Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette | p. 74 |
| Hominy with Bacon Bits | p. 76 |
| Manoomin Rice Fritter Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette | p. 78 |
| Manoomin Rice Salad with Apple-Honey Vinaigrette | p. 82 |
| Mixed Greens and Dandelion with Jicama and Prickly Pear Vinaigrette | p. 84 |
| Swamp Cabbage Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette | p. 86 |
| Seminoles and Muscogee | p. 88 |
| Three Sisters Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette | p. 90 |
Chapter 3 | Vegetables and Starches | |
| Baked Farmer Gourds | p. 96 |
| Blue Cornmeal | p. 98 |
| Calabasas Squash, Tomatoes, and Queso Fresco | p. 100 |
| Chumash | p. 102 |
| Glazed Root Vegetables | p. 104 |
| Grilled Butternut Squash | p. 106 |
| Grilled Cactus Paddles | p. 108 |
| Cleaning Cactus Paddles | p. 110 |
| Manoomin Rice Cakes | p. 112 |
| Mashed Cranberry Beans with Coconut Milk | p. 114 |
| Sautéed Acorn Squash with Maple Syrup | p. 116 |
| Sautéed Fiddleheads with Apple | p. 118 |
| Blanching Fiddlehead Ferns | p. 120 |
| Steamed Manoomin Rice with Thyme | p. 122 |
| Anishinaabeg-Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux | p. 124 |
| Stewed Beans with Thyme, Sage, and Tomato | p. 126 |
| Summer Corn and Squash | p. 128 |
| Summer Squash Mash | p. 130 |
| Sunchoke and Potato Puree | p. 131 |
| Wilted Dandelion, Mustard, and Spinach Greens | p. 132 |
| Zuni | p. 134 |
Chapter 4 | Land and Sea | |
| Beef | |
| Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Juniper Sauce | p. 142 |
| Southern Ute Breaded Beef with Butter and Sage Sauce | p. 144 |
| Ute | p. 146 |
| Stewed Beef with Golden Beets | p. 148 |
| Sumac-Braised Beef Short Ribs | p. 152 |
| Bison | |
| Bison Burgers with Caramelized Sweet Onions | p. 154 |
| The American Bison | p. 156 |
| Braised Bison Short Ribs | p. 158 |
| Chocolate Bison Chili | p. 160 |
| Chickasaw and Chocktaw Nations | p. 162 |
| Chicken | |
| Braised Chicken with Sage and Chokecherry Sauce | p. 164 |
| Cedar Berry-Rubbed Roasted Chicken | p. 166 |
| Trussing a Bird | p. 168 |
| Golden Chicken Tamales | p. 170 |
| Green Chili Chicken Pozole | p. 174 |
| Saguaro Seed-Crusted Chicken Thighs | p. 176 |
| Tohono O'odham Nation | p. 178 |
| Stewed Chicken with Golden Tomatoes | p. 180 |
| Potlatches, Powwows, and Other Celebratory Feasts | p. 182 |
| Duck | |
| Grilled Duck with Apple and Sage | p. 186 |
| Roasted Duck with Summer Berry Sauce | p. 188 |
| Whole Duck with Juniper Berries | p. 190 |
| Lamb | |
| Braised Lamb Shanks with Navajo Steam Corn | p. 192 |
| Lamb Soup with Blue Corn Dumplings | p. 194 |
| Lamb with Heirloom Tomato | p. 196 |
| Sumac Navajo Leg of Lamb with Onion Sauce | p. 198 |
| Navajo | p. 200 |
| Pork | |
| Banana Leaf and Ginger-Braised Pork Shanks | p. 202 |
| Grilled Pork Loin with Agave Glaze and Roasted Turnips | p. 204 |
| Apache | p. 208 |
| Pork Chops with Caramelized Onion and Prickly Pear Sauce | p. 210 |
| Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin | p. 214 |
| Rabbit | |
| Braised Rabbit with Mustard Sauce | p. 216 |
| Grilled Rabbit with Prickly Pear Barbecue Sauce | p. 218 |
| Sectioning a Rabbit | p. 220 |
| Seared Rabbit Loin with Sunchokes | p. 222 |
| Fish and Shellfish | |
| Alaskan King Salmon with Crushed Pecans | p. 226 |
| Cedar Plank Sockeye Salmon | p. 228 |
| Cooking with Wood Planks | p. 230 |
| Kwakawaka'wakw | p. 232 |
| Cornmeal-Crusted Walleye with Roasted Corn and Green Chilies | p. 234 |
| Piscataway and Nanticoke-Lenape | p. 236 |
| Makah Crab Boil | p. 238 |
| Makah | p. 240 |
| Pacific Halibut Cakes with Caper Mayonnaise | p. 242 |
| Pan-Roasted Cumin-Crusted Sablefish | p. 244 |
| Sautéed Garlic Spot Prawns | p. 246 |
Chapter 5 | Puddings and Sweets | |
| Chia Seed Smoothie | p. 252 |
| Chocolate and Piñon Nutcake | p. 254 |
| Juneberry and Blackberry Pudding with Lemon and Agave | p. 256 |
| Sioux | p. 258 |
| Prickly Pear and Cheese Mousse Tarts | p. 260 |
| Pumpkin Bread Pudding | p. 262 |
| Rice Pudding with Cranberry | p. 266 |
| Steamed Indian Corn Pudding | p. 268 |
| Summer Peach Crisp | p. 270 |
| Cherokee | p. 272 |
| Toasted Blue Cornmeal with Mixed Berries and Agave | p. 274 |
| Warm Apple Bread Pudding | p. 276 |
| Further Reading | p. 278 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 280 |
| Index | p. 282 |