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Educational Resources and Reflections
A Brief History of Fry Bread
From Lakota Creations
By 1890, the Lakota people, once powerful and free, were entirely dependant on the U.S. government. The U.S. had forcibly removed our people from our homeland, confined them to reservations and cut their rations by half.
That 'ol Indian Fry Bread' made of lard & flour~
"Do you know where the 'idea' of frybread comes from, young one?", asked the Elder...
Everyone sat back and looked so eager to hear the story this beautiful Elder was about to tell, all smiles...
"Buggy flour and rancid lard", he said softly with his head down... Flour, you know, with bugs in it, and lard that had gone bad... that was all we got from the Indian Agent.
That was all we had to cook with, it was all we had to eat... Buggy flour and rancid lard... And so we 'cooked' with both... That is how this European mystical and wonderful idea of 'frybread' came about... I just thought I would tell you."
*Lakota Creations has both a Facebook page (linked above), and a website:
https://thepipemaker.com/
*They've been making and selling ceremonial pipes for over 35 years. We thank them for sharing this brief lesson about the history of fry bread.
Land-based Resources
Northern Minnesota Resources (Anishinaabe Territory)
The Family Spirit and Empowerment Program is an evidence based and culturally specific “Home Visiting” Program for Native Americans. The Leech Lake Program is designed to be delivered by Tribal Paraprofessionals with a core strategy to support and educate Native American families in daily life skills in an Ojibwe specific manner. The program supports Native American women who are pregnant, or women pregnant with Native American babies, Fathers, or any families raising Native American babies and children.
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(218)-335-4500 Phone
(218) 766-6721 Cell
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Mailing Address
Family Spirit Program- Health Div.
190 Sailstar Drive NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
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Physical Address
16641 69th Ave NE
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Statewide Resources
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