Books · Cookbooks · Indigenous foodways · Object 026

Turtle Island

Sean Sherman, Kate Nelson & Kristin Donnelly · Updated August 2026

Why it earned a place

An expansive regional account of Indigenous foodways across North America, pairing more than one hundred ancestral and contemporary recipes with the communities, landscapes, producers, and histories that sustain them.

Best for
Cooks, food historians, educators, and readers seeking a deeper understanding of Indigenous ingredients, seasonal practice, and food sovereignty
Material / format
Hardcover · 416 pages · ISBN 9780593579237
Know before buying
This is a broad regional work; individual nations and communities hold distinct living traditions that should not be treated as interchangeable
Expected price$41.94
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Selection notes

Food traditions told through place, history, and living practice.

Every object page combines practical reasoning, limitations, care, and the context needed to decide whether it belongs in your own kitchen, field kit, bookshelf, or home.