{"id":431796,"date":"2026-02-25T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=431796"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:12:04","slug":"native-america-calling-commod-bods-a-standout-frybread-stand-and-afro-indigenous-mutual-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/25\/native-america-calling-commod-bods-a-standout-frybread-stand-and-afro-indigenous-mutual-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Commod Bods, a standout frybread stand and Afro-Indigenous mutual aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, February 25, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The Menu: Commod Bods, a standout frybread stand, and Afro-Indigenous mutual aid in Minneapolis\r\n<\/div>\r\nKasey Jernigan (Choctaw) interviewed and observed Choctaw women over a period of years about food and their relationships to it. She documents what she learned in those observations in her new book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l3yhwI\">Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways and Indigeneity<\/a>.\u201d The book uses federal food and nutrition assistance as the jumping off point for an exploration of individual perceptions of food and colonial influences on Native health outcomes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l3yhwI\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"433259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/25\/native-america-calling-commod-bods-a-standout-frybread-stand-and-afro-indigenous-mutual-aid\/commodbods\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/CommodBods.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity by Kasey Jernigan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity by Kasey Jernigan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aTujC6&gt;Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;#8221; by Kasey Jernigan (&lt;a href=https:\/\/uapress.arizona.edu\/book\/commod-bods&gt;University of Arizona Press 2026&lt;\/a&gt;) &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/CommodBods.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/CommodBods.jpg\" alt=\"Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity by Kasey Jernigan\" class=\"size-full wp-image-433259\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> &#8220;<a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aTujC6>Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity<\/a>&#8221; by Kasey Jernigan (<a href=https:\/\/uapress.arizona.edu\/book\/commod-bods>University of Arizona Press 2026<\/a>) <\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA quaint eatery in Arizona\u2019s Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2026\/02\/11\/the-stand-scottsdale-restaurant-review\/86838151007\/\">attracting attention<\/a> over and above the dozens of other frybread stands that dot reservation roadsides across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SRTheStand\">The Stand<\/a> was just named one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2026\/02\/11\/best-restaurants-in-the-us-39-spots-you-need-to-visit-in-2026\/88233472007\/\">USA Today\u2019s 2026 Restaurants of the Year<\/a>. It\u2019s built by the same person who makes the frybread dough and serves the soup in a decidedly rustic setting.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REDDING-Embed Player\" width=\"540\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/uw-media.redding.com\/embed\/video\/87354801007?placement=snow-embed\"><\/iframe><P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/\">Marique B. Moss<\/a> explores her Black and Indigenous identity in her poetic memoir, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/books\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-a-memoir-in-poems-paperback\/9999999999999\">Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems<\/a>.\u201d She is among the Native people offering support to residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the wake of the expanded immigration efforts from her space, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashkikistudios.co\/\">Mashkiki Studios<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/books\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-a-memoir-in-poems-paperback\/9999999999999>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1693\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"433258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/25\/native-america-calling-commod-bods-a-standout-frybread-stand-and-afro-indigenous-mutual-aid\/sweetgrassandsoulfood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"1693,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href=https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/books\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-a-memoir-in-poems-paperback\/9999999999999&gt;Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;#8221; by Marique B. Moss (&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-marique-moss\/1147378060&gt;Barnes &amp;#038; Noble Press 2025&lt;\/a&gt;)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood-scaled.png\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-433258\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\">\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\r\n&#8220;<a href=https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/books\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-a-memoir-in-poems-paperback\/9999999999999>Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems<\/a>&#8221; by Marique B. Moss (<a href=https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sweetgrass-and-soul-food-marique-moss\/1147378060>Barnes &#038; Noble Press 2025<\/a>)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kasey-jernigan-a43b322\/\">Dr. Kasey Jernigan<\/a> (Choctaw), <a href=\"https:\/\/americanstudies.as.virginia.edu\/people\/kasey-jernigan\">assistant professor of American studies and anthropology<\/a> at the University of Virginia and the author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l3yhwI\">Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity<\/a>\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-washington-72bb6036\/\">Michael Washington<\/a> (Pima and Maricopa), co-owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SRTheStand\">The Stand<\/a> on the  Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mariquemoss.com\/\">Marique Moss<\/a> (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara and Dakota), author,  cultural educator and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashkikistudios.co\/\">Mashkiki Studios<\/a> in Minnesota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood.jpeg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A book about colonization and Native food, a standout frybread stand and a safe space in Minneapolis are on The Menu.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":433268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,10,1],"tags":[42,111,40,6784,697,7183,7190,243,7185,381,133,618,134,700,6,756],"class_list":["post-431796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-business","category-national","tag-arizona","tag-books","tag-food","tag-fry-bread","tag-immigration","tag-kasey-jernigan","tag-marique-moss","tag-media","tag-michael-washington","tag-minnesota","tag-native-america-calling","tag-poetry","tag-radio","tag-salt-river","tag-urban-indians","tag-virginia","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27\/SweetgrassandSoulFood.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1Oks","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431796"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433272,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431796\/revisions\/433272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}