Name: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Symposium
Start: 2024-11-09T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-10T15:30:00-05:00
Location: 571 South Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, GA, United States, Georgia 30322

The Carlos Museum and the Native American Indigenous Studies Initiative present the two-day Indigenous Food Sovereignty Symposium, inviting food historians, chefs, and ethnobotanists to campus to lead cooking demonstrations centered on Indigenous ingredients, foods, and contemporary reimagining of traditional dishes. Join Rob Kinneen (Alaska Native) and Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache and Diné) for a day of cooking workshops on Saturday, November 9th, then attend a panel discussion centered on Indigenous food sovereignty, moderated by Malinda Maynor Lowrey, Cahoon Family Professor of History, on Sunday November 10th.
NOVEMBER 9:
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS & WORKSHOPS:
***Space is limited, and registration is required.
Fee: Members $15 per class, Nonmembers $20 per class.
Free for Emory Students
Participants may register for individual sessions or both, but registrations must be completed separately.
1 – 3 PM: Chef Nephi Craig
Chef Nephi Craig has over 26 years of culinary experience in America and around the world. He is the founder of the Native American Culinary Association (NACA), an organization and network dedicated to the research, refinement, and development of Native American cuisine. Chef Craig provides training, workshops, and lectures on Native American cuisine to schools, restaurants, and tribal entities across America and abroad. An early highlight of his work with NACA included preparing a Native American themed menu for the renowned James Beard Foundation. He has been recognized in numerous publications including The Guardian, Huffington Post, Newsweek, Food and Wine, Art Culinaire and Plate.
Craig is an advanced certified relapse prevention specialist and behavioral health technician currently serving as the nutritional recovery program coordinator at the Rainbow Treatment Center and executive chef of Café Gohzóó on the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona. He is a pioneer in the development of Restorative Indigenous Food Practices, which integrates developments from a variety of disciplines including nutrition, education, psychology, social work, criminology, Indigenous leadership, and recovery principles to build healthy communities, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, and restore relationships. Restorative Indigenous Food Practices utilizes place-based Indigenous food and agriculture methodology as an axis for therapeutic learning, teaching, and healthy communication while revitalizing culture and wellness.
4 – 6 PM: Chef Rob Kinneen
Chef Rob Kineen is an Alaska born and raised chef, and outreach director with North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems. He is recognized by his peers and fans as the authority on Alaska regional cuisine, with a philosophy of sourcing ingredients locally and seasonally. Kinneen has worked across Alaska and the country, promoting Alaska “Indigenized” cuisine through guest chef appearances, speaking engagements, cooking demonstrations and private caterings.
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Kinneen began his cooking career at NOLA in New Orleans, followed by positions at several esteemed restaurants in North Carolina, and stagings at Chicago’s’ Frontera Grill and Lupa in New York City. He has been featured on the TODAY show with Al Roker, and has cooked for legendary Chefs Jacques Pepin and Lidia Bastiasnich. In 2015, he was hand selected to cook a five-course meal for US President Barack Obama, featuring Alaska produce, fish, and wild game.
FILM SCREENING: GATHER
November 9 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Join the Carlos for a screening of "Gather", followed by a Q&A with featured chef, Nephi Craig.
"Gather" is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.
"Gather" follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river.
"Gather" was awarded Best Documentary Feature at the Red Nation Film Festival Awards in 2020, a 2020 Critic's Pick by The New York Times, and the 2022 James Beard Foundation Media Award for Best Documentary.

INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNITY PANEL DISCUSSION
Sunday, November 10 | 2 p.m.
This panel discussion is free and open to the public.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3NQkcmd

This symposium has been made possible through the generous support of the Art Bridges Foundation, and the Emory University Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative.