Indigenous Food Network
Native-led community organizations in Minneapolis working together to rebuild a sovereign food system.
About Indigenous Food Network
Native Communities Through Collaboration
The Indigenous Food Network (IFN), a program of Dream of Wild Health, is a collaborative of Native-led community organizations in the Twin Cities who are working together to rebuild a sovereign food system by identifying and leveraging organizational and community assets. The work of the IFN builds on the cultural knowledge of community members and uses an intertribal and multigenerational approach.
Mission: rebuild sovereign food systems within the intertribal Native communities through collaboration.
Vision: reclaim our health for future generations, recognizing that Food Is Medicine.
We are creating a Native American urban model for food sovereignty. Indigenous Food Network aims to:
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Youth Gardening Curriculum
Rooted in Culturally Relevant Teachings
Educating Indigenous youth about traditional medicinal practices, gardening techniques, and the cultivation, preservation, and harvesting of seeds and plants.
Using lessons created by Odia Wood Krueger (Métis), the curriculum is designed to educate Indigenous youth about traditional medicinal practices, gardening techniques, seed care, and cultivating a good relationship with plant relatives. The content is informed by Indigenous seed keeper Jessika Greendeer (Ho-Chunk), Indigenous elders Hope Flanagan (Seneca), Francis Bettelyoun (Oglala Lakota), and Linda Eagle Speaker (Blackfeet).
We hope that you and your Native American students enjoy these lessons, and that through teaching and sharing them, we can help restore health and well-being in our communities. Follow the link below to learn more about the curriculum and download it.
Indigenous Food Tasting
The Indigenous Food Tasting, hosted in partnership with the Indigenous Food Network, is an event rooted in community, bringing Indigenous chefs and community members together for an evening of tasting our indigenous foods.
Our featured chefs from past years include Austin Bartold, Elena Terry of Wild Bearies Catering, Gatherings Cafe and DWH Youth Leaders, Howasta Means of Spirit Dish Catering, and The Sioux Chef team.
2025’s Indigenous Food Tasting served over 350 attendants. The event featured Gakaabikaang Drum Group and the Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli Dancers, as well as educational lessons by Anthony Barela, Vanessa Casillas, and Marissa Johnson. We’re grateful to Mariah Grant (Trickster Tacos), Lachelle Cunningham (Healthy Roots Institute), Ilima Ho-Lastimosa (Ke Kula Nui O Waimānalo), Anne Thundercloud (Wild Bearies), and Vernon DeFoe (Gatherings Cafe) for sharing their delicious Indigenous food samples with our community, and to our emcee, comedian and artist Bobby Wilson.
