Native America Calling: Native food and America’s origins, a tribal vineyard and an ‘Indigenous’ cafe

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Native America Calling: Native food and America’s origins, a tribal vineyard and an ‘Indigenous’ cafe

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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The Menu: Native food and America’s origins, a tribal vineyard, and a cafe’s uninformed Indigenous branding misses the mark

A new café in Vancouver, British Columbia, faced mounting criticism from the Indigenous community for its questionable use of Indigenous branding. The incident ignited conversations about the potential harms of cultural appropriation.

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Santa Ana Pueblo just entered into a partnership with New Mexico’s largest winery. The vineyard on the tribe’s reservation is just one of a handful that are owned and operated by a tribe.

And as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, tune in to discuss how Indigenous foods are integral to America’s historical origins and culinary identity and how the last 250 years has impacted Indigenous food.

Guests on Native America Calling

Myron Armijo (Santa Ana Pueblo), Governor of the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico

Inez Cook (Nuxalk Nation), owner of Salmon n’ Bannock Bistro, a business in Vancouver, British Columbia

Devon Mihesuah (Choctaw), author and Cora Lee Beers Price professor at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas

A business calling itself “Indigenous Kitchen” acknowledged on social media that it was not Indigenous owned despite basing its operation on Indigenous food and Indigenous branding.