Indigenous Chef Sean Sherman Voted One Of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

Chef Sean Sherman is an Oglala Lakota Sioux chef, cookbook author, forager, and promoter of indigenous cuisine and was just recently named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

Sean is a founder of NĀTIFS — North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems — where he leads a team of culinary staff, educators, and advocates that collect and disseminates knowledge of Indigenous food systems, including agriculture, culinary, ethnobotany and more. NATIFS acts as a connection point for individuals and organizations interested in Native food culture and food sovereignty and advocates for Indigenous foodways at a policy level.

Chef Sherman joined us to talk about cooking and how he’s trying to revitalize Native American cuisine.