Ashela: A Choctaw Dish for the Woods or the Kitchen
The last couple of weeks have brought absolutely beautiful weather to our part of the world. The temperature has been pleasantly cool...
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Ian Thompson
Mar 15, 20194 min read
Lambsquarter Stew
Back in 2015, Ian began putting together a book about Indigenous Choctaw food, during spare time. Due to the complexity of the subject,...
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Ian Thompson
Jun 17, 20183 min read
Hvsh Bissa (Blackberry Month)
We're currently in the height of Blackberry Month in the Choctaw calendar. This image is of some blackberries picked yesterday at the...
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Ian Thompson
Apr 8, 20182 min read
A Day with Yappali
On Saturday, we were honored to have Yappali come to the Nan Awaya Heritage Farmstead. Yappali is an amazing group of Choctaw women (and...
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Ian Thompson
Mar 18, 20182 min read
Baking Bread the Choctaw Way
This weekend, we had the opportunity to try out another great Indigenous Choctaw food dish, the original cornbread. This cornbread, no...
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Ian Thompson
Jan 21, 20182 min read
The Original Choctaw Frybread
No Native American food is more popular than frybread. The frybread that most of us are used to was created by the Navajo people on the...
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Ian Thompson
Nov 19, 20172 min read
Preserving Choctaw Culture by Growing Hope
The image above is of a greenhouse that is being built by the Choctaw Nation this month. It is part of an exciting project called ...
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Ian Thompson
Nov 17, 20172 min read
Upcoming Book on Indigenous Choctaw Food
Traditional Choctaw foods are just as flavorful, just as deep, and probably healthier than any other cuisine that is popular in the...
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Ian Thompson
Sep 6, 20171 min read
Native Grape Season
The other day, I walked around a small oak tree on our farm and this is the delicious and unexpected sight that greeted me. I believe...
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Ian Thompson
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Baked Fish
This week, Choctaw Nation hosted its first Indigenous Immersion camp for a small group of Tribal youth who have been identified by their...
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Ian Thompson
Nov 12, 20161 min read
Making a Choctaw Mortar
This weekend, we camped out on our land and spent some of the time making a Choctaw mortar. Wooden mortars were used to grind corn into...
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Ian Thompson
Nov 7, 20161 min read
Acorn Stew
Today, we had fun making okchash (Choctaw acorn stew). This is a dish that dates back thousands of years. For about a year, we've been...
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