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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Native American chef on how he celebrates Thanksgiving

Many classic Thanksgiving dishes are based on an extremely sanitized, peaceful story of Thanksgiving and early American history: the pilgrims came, the Indians greeted them, and everybody celebrated together.

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Nov 22, 2018 • 1 min read

Many classic Thanksgiving dishes are based on an extremely sanitized, peaceful story of Thanksgiving and early American history: the pilgrims came, the Indians greeted them, and everybody celebrated together. That story is not true, which Sean Sherman knows better than most. He was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He’s written a new op-ed in TIME magazine about how he’s found a better way to celebrate Thanksgiving. He uses regional ingredients that are all around him, including corn, beans and squash. And he cuts out European ingredients, including dairy and processed sugar.

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    Barbara Bogaev

    radio journalist

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Michell Eloy

    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Amy Ta

    Digital News & Culture Editor

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    Sean Sherman

    Founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef; author of “The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen”

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