Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine fiction " —Luther Standing Bear

" —Luther Standing Bear

from birth customs and dream catchers to fasting and first-kill feasts

tries to reunite Ever with his heritage through traditional gourd dances

the first sustained study of places and place-names by an anthropologist

Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine fiction " —Luther Standing BearGrowing up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, among a host of grandmothers and aunties, Loretta Barrett Oden learned the lessons and lore of Potawatomi cooking, along with those of her fathers family, whose ancestors arrived on the Mayflower. This rich cultural blend came to bear in the iconic restaurant she opened in Santa Fe, the Corn Dance Caf, where many of the dishes in this book had their debut, setting Loretta on her path to fame as one of the most