The Bison Are Back: Reclaiming Native American Foodways

If This Food Could Talk

Bison meat has been showing up on many restaurant menus lately, but Native Americans have a relationship with the iconic animal that goes back thousands of years. Today we meet Jayme Murray, who runs a tribal-owned bison herd on the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation in South Dakota, and Chef Ben Jacobs, co-founder of Tocabe in Denver. Their stories help explain why the bison is so central to Indigenous American history, and how a new generation of Native American ranchers and chefs are restoring indigenous foodways — and reinventing them for the future. 

Hosted by Claudia Hanna

Episode Guests:

Jayme Murray, CEO of the Cheyenne River Sioux Buffalo Company. 

Ben Jacobs, Co-Founder of Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery in Denver, CO. Tocabe’s online marketplace is here. 

Recipe:

Bison Meatballs in an Agave Glaze

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