Native Foods and Culture
We meet people sharing traditional culture through food
Glacier National Park, a place often celebrated for its natural scenery, offers an equally diverse and rich cultural landscape.
In this episode of Headwaters, food offers an introduction to the area’s indigenous communities: The Selis, Qlispe, Kootenai, and Blackfeet
Excerpted from the episode Confluence | Two Medicine, from season one of Headwaters. Season One set out to share stories of nature and culture from each major region of Glacier National Park.
“The problem with identifying Camas for harvesting is that ... we also have Death Camas. If you have one Death Camas bulb in a bunch of regular Camas bulbs, you will get incredibly sick and possibly die.”
Who I Spoke With
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Mariah Gladstone
Amskapipikuni Founder of Indigikitchen
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Rose Bear Don't Walk
Séliš/Apsaálooke Ethnobotanist
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Darnell Rides at the Door
Amskapipikuni Ethnobotanist & Historian
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Vernon Finley
Kootenai - Salish Kootenai Culture Committee