Culinary Claims

Indigenous Restaurant Politics in Canada

L. Sasha Gora

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English

University of Toronto Press
25 March 2025

History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Indigenous peoples; Primary industries; Service industries

Series: Culinaria

Culinary Claims explores the complex relationships between wild plants and introduced animals, Indigenous foodways, and Canadian regulations. Blending food studies with environmental history, the book examines how cuisines reflect social and political issues related to cultural representation, restaurants, and food sovereignty. L. Sasha Gora chronicles the rise of Indigenous restaurants and their influence on Canadian food culture, engaging with questions about how shifts in appetite reflect broader shifts in imaginations of local environments and identities. Drawing on a diverse range of sources

from recipes and menus to artworks and television shows

the book discusses both historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous foodways and how they are changing amid the relocalization of food systems.

tells a new story of settler colonialism and Indigenous resistance, emphasizing the critical role that restaurants play in Canada's cultural landscape. It investigates how food shapes our understanding of place and the politics that underpin this relationship. Ultimately, the book asks, What insights can historians gain from restaurants

and their legacies

as reflections of Indigenous and settler negotiations over cultural claims to land?

By: L. Sasha Gora
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 880g
ISBN: 9781487544744
ISBN 10: 148754474X
Series: Culinaria
Pages: 470
Publication Date: 25 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: You Are Welcome 1. Agricultural Flagpoles 2. From Trains to Tundra 3. Restaurants and Representation 4. An Edible Exhibition 5. One Address, Three Restaurants 6. A Meal for a Chief 7. Culinary Resurgence 8. Seal Tartare 9. Where the Beaver and Buffalo Roam 10. Salmon and the F-Word Conclusion: The North Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index

L. Sasha Gora is a cultural historian and writer with a focus on food studies, the environmental humanities, and contemporary art.